Shalbachum | 1959 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Shalbachum in 1959 via SW Ridge, led by Tetsuo Yamada. Summit reached on 25th October 1959. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tetsuo Yamada
Sponsor	Iida University Alpine Club Langtang Himal Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1959-10-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6707
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
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 Langtang Lirung (LANG-593-01)
Campsites	BC(3850m),Dep(10/10,4350m),C1(5000m),C2(5400m),C3(5800m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440401
Year	1959
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34067
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuo
Last Name	Yamada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
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)	5800
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-101
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuo yamada
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34068
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Hitoshi
Last Name	Arai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2425193
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hitoshi arai
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Sadao (Setsuo)
Last Name	Hojo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6707
Summit Date 1	1959-10-25
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	1
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	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sadao (setsuo) hojo
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34070
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Wataru
Last Name	Kasai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-101
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wataru kasai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34071
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Nobuyuki
Last Name	Matsushima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-101
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nobuyuki matsushima
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34072
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuro
Last Name	Terahata
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6707
Summit Date 1	1959-10-25
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	1
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	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuro terahata
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34073
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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)	6707
Summit Date 1	1959-10-25
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	1
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	HC #49
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	49
Checksum	-2093
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa thondup (da thondup) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34074
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India
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)	6707
Summit Date 1	1959-10-25
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	1
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	(1932-1984)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2118
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51336
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	SHAL
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Phutar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Liaison Officer
Residence	Namche Bazar, 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	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	aka Pasang Phutar II
Necrology	(1927-2010) Died in Kathmandu
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2028
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang phutar sherpa
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tetsuo Yamada	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hitoshi Arai	M	1933	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sadao (Setsuo) Hojo	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Wataru Kasai	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nobuyuki Matsushima	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tetsuro Terahata	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa	M	1932	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa	M	1927	Nepal	Liaison Officer	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5945
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Yamada, T.
Title	Iida Langtang Himal Expedition, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:69 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5946
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Reference ID	02
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Yamadu, Tetsuo
Title	Langtang Himal, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	English
Citation	55:12-13 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13317
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SHAL59301
Reference ID	03
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SHAL59301	AAJ	Yamada, T.	Iida Langtang Himal Expedition, 1959	-	34:69 (1960)	-
SHAL59301	JAC	Yamadu, Tetsuo	Langtang Himal, 1959	-	55:12-13 (1960)	-
SHAL59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal	-	-	-