Manaslu | 1971 NW Face-W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 1971 via NW Face-W Ridge, led by Akira Takahashi. Summit reached on 17th May 1971. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2961
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA71101
Peak ID MANA
Year 1971
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Face-W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Akira Takahashi
Sponsor Tokyo Metropolitan Mtn. Federation
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pokhara->Jagat->Karche
Basecamp Date 1971-03-15
Summit Date 1971-05-17
Summit Time 1215
Summit Days 63
Total Days 71
Termination Date 1971-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 11
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(15/03,3500m),C1(21/03,4500m),C2.ABC(28/03,5500m),C3(08/04,6500m),C4(06/05,7100m),C5(16/05,7360m),TrueSmt(17/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement Photos confirm true summit
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2444230
Year 1971
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw face-w ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Akira Takahashi M 1914 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan President, button manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Kazuharu Kohara M 1940 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Staff member, furniture designing company Details Other expeditions
Motoyoshi Tanaka M 1948 Japan Climber Komoro, Nagano, Japan Vice president of Tanaka Construction Co., builders of dams, etc. Details Other expeditions
Noboru Endo M - Japan Deputy Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Sokichi Tanaka M 1940 Japan Exp Doctor Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Satoshi Aoki M - Japan Climbing Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Yoshikaza Takahashi M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Takashi Amamiya M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Takahiro Atarashi M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tetsuya Matsuzaki M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Seiji Shimizu M 1945 Japan Climber Saitama, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Ila Tshering Sherpa M 1936 Nepal Sirdar Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa M 1940 Nepal Sirdar Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

13 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA71101 AAJ Takahashi, Akira Manaslu From the West - 46:26-29 (1972) -
MANA71101 HJ Takahashi, Akira Manaslu West Wall, 1971 - 31:138-144 (1971) -
MANA71101 JAC Takahashi, Akira Manaslu - West Wall, 1971 - 67:4-10 (1972) -
MANA71101 AJ Takahashi, Akira Manaslu - West Wall 1971 - 77:26-33 (1972) -
MANA71101 MM - - - 17:7 (Sep 1971) -
MANA71101 MM - Recent Himalayan Expeditions - 22:11-19 (Jul 1972) -
MANA71101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Manaslu - 62:38-41 (Jul 1978) -
MANA71101 - Japan Manaslu West Wall Expedition Manaslu West-Wall 1971 Yamato-Keikoku-sha, Tokyo - jN212
MANA71101 JAC Takahashi, Akira Manaslu - West Wall, 1971 - 67:17-66 (1972) -
MANA71101 - Takahashi, Akira Manaslu West Wall Bungei, Tokyo - jT11
MANA71101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197202600/Manaslu-from-the-West - - -
MANA71101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/31/12/manaslu-west-wall-1971/ - - -
MANA71101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1972_files/AJ%201972%2026-33%20Takahashi%20Manaslu.pdf - - -