Manaslu | 1953 N Col

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 1953 via N Col, led by Yukio Mita. Summit reached on 1st June 1953. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2956
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Col
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Yukio Mita
Sponsor	Japanese Alpine Club (JAC)
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1953-04-13
Summit Date	1953-06-01
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	49
Total Days	56
Termination Date	1953-06-08
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7750m due to too much distance from summit
High Point (m)	7750
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	9
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	15
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	15
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(13/04,3850m),C1(4600m),C2,C3,C4(20/04,5600m),C5(6000m),C6(6100m),C7(6600m),C8(7100m),C9(31/05,7500m),xxx(01/06,7750m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2437653
Year	1953
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col

Members

Field	Value
ID	21991
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Yukio
Last Name	Mita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	Director, Rampo Trading Co.
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yukio mita
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Jiro
Last Name	Taguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Kishimoto trading company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1953
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jiro taguchi
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Masataka
Last Name	Takagi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Professor of psycholoty, Kobe University
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masataka takagi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Sakuta
Last Name	Takebushi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Sports editor, Mainichi newspapers
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sakuta takebushi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Sasuke
Last Name	Nakao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Scientist
Residence	Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Asst professor of plant breeding, Naniwa University
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sasuke nakao
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26144
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Taian
Last Name	Kato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber & transport
Residence	-
Occupation	New Asia Foreign Trade News Agency
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	taian kato
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Hirokichi
Last Name	Tatsunuma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Lecturer, Keio University
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2418908
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hirokichi tatsunuma
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26146
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Masayoshi
Last Name	Murayama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Ichida Textile Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masayoshi murayama
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26147
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Kiichiro
Last Name	Kato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1920
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Sakura Grain Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7750
Summit Date 1	1953-06-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2420698
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kiichiro kato
Year of Birth	1920
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Jiro
Last Name	Yamada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Sakura Grain Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7750
Summit Date 1	1953-06-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jiro yamada
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26149
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Junjiro
Last Name	Muraki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Waseda University Metal Casting Research laboratory
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	junjiro muraki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Hideo
Last Name	Yamazaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Instructor of anatomy, Sapporo Medical University
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	1953-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hideo yamazaki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26151
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Shojiro
Last Name	Ishizaka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Tokyo Publications Sales Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7750
Summit Date 1	1953-06-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shojiro ishizaka
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26152
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Takayoshi
Last Name	Yoda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Cameraman
Residence	-
Occupation	Photographer, Mainichi Newspapers
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takayoshi yoda
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Jiro
Last Name	Kawakita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Scientist
Residence	Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Asst professor of geography, Osaka University
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jiro kawakita
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Gyalgen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1915
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #57; aka Gyalgen II, Mikchen
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	57
Checksum	-1955
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalgen sherpa
Year of Birth	1915
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Dilli Bahadur
Last Name	Verma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Liaison Officer
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1954) Died in 1954 at Makalu BC from pneumonia
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-40
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dilli bahadur verma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

17 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Yukio Mita	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	Director, Rampo Trading Co.	Details Other expeditions
Jiro Taguchi	M	1913	Japan	Climber	-	Kishimoto trading company	Details Other expeditions
Masataka Takagi	M	-	Japan	Climber	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan	Professor of psycholoty, Kobe University	Details Other expeditions
Sakuta Takebushi	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Sports editor, Mainichi newspapers	Details Other expeditions
Sasuke Nakao	M	-	Japan	Scientist	Osaka, Japan	Asst professor of plant breeding, Naniwa University	Details Other expeditions
Taian Kato	M	-	Japan	Climber & transport	-	New Asia Foreign Trade News Agency	Details Other expeditions
Hirokichi Tatsunuma	M	1916	Japan	Exp Doctor	-	Lecturer, Keio University	Details Other expeditions
Masayoshi Murayama	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Ichida Textile Co.	Details Other expeditions
Kiichiro Kato	M	1920	Japan	Climber	-	Sakura Grain Co.	Details Other expeditions
Jiro Yamada	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Sakura Grain Co.	Details Other expeditions
Junjiro Muraki	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Waseda University Metal Casting Research laboratory	Details Other expeditions
Hideo Yamazaki	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Instructor of anatomy, Sapporo Medical University	Details Other expeditions
Shojiro Ishizaka	M	-	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo Publications Sales Co.	Details Other expeditions
Takayoshi Yoda	M	-	Japan	Cameraman	-	Photographer, Mainichi Newspapers	Details Other expeditions
Jiro Kawakita	M	-	Japan	Scientist	Osaka, Japan	Asst professor of geography, Osaka University	Details Other expeditions
Gyalgen Sherpa	M	1915	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dilli Bahadur Verma	M	-	Nepal	Liaison Officer	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	01
Year	1953
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Japanese Alpine Club
Title	Manaslu 1952-3
Publisher	Mainichi Newspapers, Tokyo
Publication Date	1954
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	-
Yak 94	jN111
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1007
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	02
Year	1953
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Mita, Y.
Title	The Japanese Manaslu Expedition, 1953
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1954
Language	-
Citation	28:20-28 (1954)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	03
Year	1953
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Takagi, M.
Title	Manaslu, Japanese Expeditions 1952 and 1953
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1954
Language	-
Citation	63-72 (1954)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3797
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	04
Year	1953
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman
Title	Manaslu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1978
Language	-
Citation	62:38-41 (Jul 1978)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	05
Year	1953
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Yoda, Takayoshi
Title	Ascent of Manaslu in Photographs, 1952-56
Publisher	Mainichi News Co., Tokyo
Publication Date	1956
Language	Japanese
Citation	-
Yak 94	jM03
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13358
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA53101
Reference ID	06
Year	1953
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195402000/The-Japanese-Manaslu-Expedition-1953
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA53101	-	Japanese Alpine Club	Manaslu 1952-3	Mainichi Newspapers, Tokyo	-	jN111
MANA53101	AAJ	Mita, Y.	The Japanese Manaslu Expedition, 1953	-	28:20-28 (1954)	-
MANA53101	MW	Takagi, M.	Manaslu, Japanese Expeditions 1952 and 1953	-	63-72 (1954)	-
MANA53101	MM	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman	Manaslu	-	62:38-41 (Jul 1978)	-
MANA53101	-	Yoda, Takayoshi	Ascent of Manaslu in Photographs, 1952-56	Mainichi News Co., Tokyo	-	jM03
MANA53101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195402000/The-Japanese-Manaslu-Expedition-1953	-	-	-