Pumori | 1988 E Face-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Pumori in 1988 via E Face-NE Ridge, led by Mitsuo Nomura. Summit reached on 9th October 1988. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	859
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Face-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Mitsuo Nomura
Sponsor	Japan Workers Alpine Federation Tochigi Pumori Expedition 1988
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	37th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1988-09-19
Summit Date	1988-10-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7138
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(19/09,5300m),ABC(20/09,5720m),C1(07/10,6120m),C2(08/10,6650m),Smt(09/10)
Route Notes	BC at north side of small lake ESE of mountain C2 little below NE Ridge. Fixed rope from 5700m to 6150m. Did not sleep in ABC; used it as base for fixing rope. Route slightly different from 1986 winter Japanese. In descent Yanigahara fell 10m into crevasse between top and C2 and spent night in biv at 5900m with Nomura; not injured and only very slightly frostnip 2-3 toes. Not difficult climb.
Accidents	Harmless fall in crevasse by Yanagihara; Nagatsuga slight illness at time of summit bid
Achievement	-
Agency	Trans Himalayan Trekking (THT)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450872
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e face-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	20056
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Akira
Last Name	Nagatsuga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Truck driver's assistant
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)	6150
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2433525
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	akira nagatsuga
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20057
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Mitsuo
Last Name	Nomura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Ujeie-machi, Tochigi, Japan
Occupation	Office worker for Sinohara Risui company
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1988-10-09
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	37
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	2429279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mitsuo nomura
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20058
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Takehiko
Last Name	Yanagihara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Unemployed, last job was as factory worker
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1988-10-09
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	37
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	2435143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takehiko yanagihara
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Akira Nagatsuga	M	1956	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Truck driver's assistant	Details Other expeditions
Mitsuo Nomura	M	1944	Japan	Leader	Ujeie-machi, Tochigi, Japan	Office worker for Sinohara Risui company	Details Other expeditions
Takehiko Yanagihara	M	1960	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Unemployed, last job was as factory worker	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	469
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:205 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	125:12 (Jan 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6709
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Reference ID	03
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:274 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6863
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Reference ID	04
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	:66 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12100
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO88301
Reference ID	05
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920502/Asia-Nepal-Pumori
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUMO88301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	63:205 (1989)	-
PUMO88301	MM	-	-	-	125:12 (Jan 1989)	-
PUMO88301	IWA	-	-	-	:274 (1989)	-
PUMO88301	IWA	-	-	-	:66 (1989)	-
PUMO88301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920502/Asia-Nepal-Pumori	-	-	-