Nilgiri North | 1982 SE Face

A Japan expedition to Nilgiri North in 1982 via SE Face, led by Kenji Sugishita. Summit reached on 4th May 1982. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1699
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kenji Sugishita
Sponsor	Ishikawa Prefecture Worker's Alpine Federation Nilgiri North
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	-
Basecamp Date	1982-04-08
Summit Date	1982-05-04
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	26
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7061
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(08/04,4250m),C1(11/04,4850m),C2(17/04,5500m),C3(22/04,5900m),C4(6500m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes	3 arrived 20th May, 4 others arrived 22 May Route = SE Face = 1979 Japanese which 1979 team did not complete Very difficult, very steep blue ice. C3 to C4 10 days. Reached top between 15:00-16:00 (Iwa-to-Yuki).
Accidents	No accidents or frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2448381
Year	1982
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se face

Members

Field	Value
ID	19420
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Kayo
Last Name	Ikeuchi
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Staff member, a hospital
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7061
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433171
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kayo ikeuchi
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Masanori
Last Name	Kawamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Local public official
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2432441
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masanori kawamura
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19422
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Tsutomu
Last Name	Koshino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Carpenter
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432125
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tsutomu koshino
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19423
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Masataka
Last Name	Kunishi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Teacher
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432674
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masataka kunishi
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19424
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Kenji
Last Name	Sugishita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7061
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenji sugishita
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	19425
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Keiji
Last Name	Yamaguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Employee of a company
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7061
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431107
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keiji yamaguchi
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	19426
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Muneaki
Last Name	Shigeno
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Occupation	Local public official
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	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	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	muneaki shigeno
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7061
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1999
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	19428
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	NILN
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Panima (Pa Nima)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Solu Salong, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7061
Summit Date 1	1982-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1993
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	panima (pa nima) sherpa
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kayo Ikeuchi	F	1955	Japan	Climber	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan	Staff member, a hospital	Details Other expeditions
Masanori Kawamura	M	1953	Japan	Climber	Matsudo, Chiba, Japan	Local public official	Details Other expeditions
Tsutomu Koshino	M	1952	Japan	Climber	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Masataka Kunishi	M	1953	Japan	Climber	Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Kenji Sugishita	M	1943	Japan	Leader	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Keiji Yamaguchi	M	1949	Japan	Deputy Leader	Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan	Employee of a company	Details Other expeditions
Muneaki Shigeno	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan	Local public official	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Norbu Sherpa	M	1957	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Panima (Pa Nima) Sherpa	M	1951	Nepal	H-A Worker	Solu Salong, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Reference ID	01
Year	1982
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Guha, Kamal K.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	-
Citation	57:244 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4014
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Reference ID	02
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1982
Language	-
Citation	86:12 (Jul 1982)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6675
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Reference ID	03
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	95:200 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Reference ID	04
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	Japanese
Citation	95:46-47 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12749
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NILN82101
Reference ID	05
Year	1982
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198324403/Asia-Nepal-Nilgiri-North
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NILN82101	AAJ	Guha, Kamal K.	-	-	57:244 (1983)	-
NILN82101	MM	-	-	-	86:12 (Jul 1982)	-
NILN82101	IWA	-	-	-	95:200 (1983)	-
NILN82101	IWA	-	-	-	95:46-47 (1983)	-
NILN82101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198324403/Asia-Nepal-Nilgiri-North	-	-	-