Nemjung | 1963 E Ridge from SW
A Japan expedition to Nemjung in 1963 via E Ridge from SW, led by Hisachika Zengyo. Summit reached on 13th May 1963. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2534 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NEMJ63101 |
| Peak ID | NEMJ |
| Year | 1963 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | E Ridge from SW |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hisachika Zengyo |
| Sponsor | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation |
| 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 | 1963-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 1963-05-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6800m due to bad weather and shortage of rope |
| High Point (m) | 6800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(12/04,4200m),C1(17/04,5100m),C2(01/05,5600m),C3(05/05,6200m),C4(09/05),xxx(13/05,6800m) |
| Route Notes | Expeditions to Himlung prior to 1992 were probably climbing Nemjung. From Tatsu Khumbara - 30 March 63 All Japan Himalayan Expedition 1963 Sponsored by Ministry of Education Japan; Nippon Tel and Telephone Public Corporation; Nishinippon Press to climb Himlung Himal 7126m in Gandaki Region of Himalaya Range in Central Nepal - main peak (7126m peak) is 25 km north of Manaslu. Will start scaling it from Binta Kothi (3810m) the innermost village on the Dudh Khola, then probably western glacier. Basecamp to be at 4200m at innermost course possible of glacier; C1(4700m), C2(5250m), C3(5700m), C4(6250m), C5 on ridge about 6700m on north left side of main peak. From C5 to top in 2 tries between May 10 and 17. All members are on staff of NTT except Kinichi 1) Tsuda, who is pressman of Nishi-Nippon Press 2) Hisachika Zengyo (leader) 3) Eiji Koyama 4) Masado Chuma 5) Hiroyori Soga 6) Tsuguteru Hashimoto 7) Tetuzi Santa |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2441386 |
| Year | 1963 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | e ridge from sw |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisachika Zengyo | M | - | Japan | Leader | Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eiji Koyoma | M | - | Japan | Climber | Fukuoka, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Masato Chuma | M | 1935 | Japan | Climber | Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan | Telephone Company office staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Tetsji Mita | M | - | Japan | Climber | Sasaguri-machi, Fukuoka, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyori Soga | M | - | Japan | Climber | Yatsushiro-shi, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsuguteru Hashimoto | M | 1937 | Japan | Climber | Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki, Japan | Telephone Company office staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Kinichi Tsuda | M | - | Japan | Climber | Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka,Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Unknown | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEMJ63101 | AAJ | Yoshizawa, Ichiro | - | - | 38:226 (1964) | - |
| NEMJ63101 | JAC | Zengyo, Hisachika | Himlung Himal, 1963 | - | 59:19-20 (1964) | - |
| NEMJ63101 | JAC | Zengyo, Hisachika | Himlung Himal, 1963 | - | 59:222-228 (1964) | - |
| NEMJ63101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196422602/Asia-Nepal-Himlung-Himal | - | - | - |