Sita Chuchura | 1970 E Ridge

A Japan expedition to Sita Chuchura in 1970 via E Ridge, led by Kiysohi Seita, Masahiko Takahashi. Summit reached on 26th October 1970. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3045
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kiysohi Seita, Masahiko Takahashi
Sponsor	Nihon University
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	1970-10-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6611
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(5000m),C1(5600m),C2(5900m),C3(6400m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2444431
Year	1970
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Masahiko
Last Name	Takahashi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6611
Summit Date 1	1970-10-26
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	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masahiko takahashi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	22431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Nobuyuki
Last Name	Hirato
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)	6611
Summit Date 1	1970-10-26
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	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nobuyuki hirato
Year of Birth	-
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22432
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Harada
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)	6611
Summit Date 1	1970-10-26
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	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi harada
Year of Birth	-
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22433
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Phurba Kitar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	6611
Summit Date 1	1970-10-26
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	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba kitar sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26750
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Kiyoshi
Last Name	Seita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Professor of engineering
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	2416487
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kiyoshi seita
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26751
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Norio
Last Name	Hiyama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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	2430433
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norio hiyama
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26752
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Kenichi
Last Name	Shibata
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)	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	80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenichi shibata
Year of Birth	-
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26753
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Susumu
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
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)	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	(1946-2008) Died 1 Oct 2008 on Kula Kangri (Tibet) from avalanche
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429970
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susumu nakamura
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26754
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SITA
Year	1970
Season	3
First Name	Isamu
Last Name	Furuhata
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kamiminochi, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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	2429638
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	isamu furuhata
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Masahiko Takahashi	M	-	Japan	Climbing Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nobuyuki Hirato	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Harada	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Kitar Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kiyoshi Seita	M	1909	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Professor of engineering	Details Other expeditions
Norio Hiyama	M	1947	Japan	Climber	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Kenichi Shibata	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Susumu Nakamura	M	1946	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Isamu Furuhata	M	1945	Japan	Climber	Kamiminochi, Nagano, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1281
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Reference ID	01
Year	1970
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Yoshizawa, Ichiro
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1971
Language	-
Citation	45:438-439 (1971)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3615
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Reference ID	02
Year	1970
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1971
Language	-
Citation	14:5 (Mar 1971)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SITA70301
Reference ID	03
Year	1970
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197143803/Asia-Nepal-Sita-Chuchura
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SITA70301	AAJ	Yoshizawa, Ichiro	-	-	45:438-439 (1971)	-
SITA70301	MM	-	-	-	14:5 (Mar 1971)	-
SITA70301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197143803/Asia-Nepal-Sita-Chuchura	-	-	-