Pethangtse | 1964 S side

A Japan expedition to Pethangtse in 1964 via S side, led by Hirotoshi Fukuda. Summit reached on 16th May 1964. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3011
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PETH64101
Peak ID PETH
Year 1964
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hirotoshi Fukuda
Sponsor Rikkio University
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 4th (or 5th)
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Sherpani Col->Barun Plateau (ABC)
Basecamp Date 1964-04-11
Summit Date 1964-05-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 35
Total Days 41
Termination Date 1964-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6739
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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 Attempted Baruntse (BARU-641-01) and Hongku Chuli (Pyramid Peak) (HNKU-641-01)
Campsites BC(11/04,5150m),ABC(6100m),C1,Smt(16/05)
Route Notes 4th or 5th ascent. Kielkowski notes 4th ascent in 1962 by Siegfried Aeberli and Hubert Schriebl, but no details are available.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID BARU64101
Checksum 2441846
Year 1964
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hirotoshi Fukuda M 1927 Japan Leader Japan Assistant professor of German Literature, Rikkio University Details Other expeditions
Takeo Yamanoi M 1934 Japan Climber Sano, Tochigi, Japan Assistant at Rikkio University and oil salesman Details Other expeditions
Masami Okura M 1940 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Working with Tokyo Electrical Co. Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.