Tongu | 1962 SW Ridge from E

A Japan expedition to Tongu in 1962 via SW Ridge from E, led by Shijiro Ishizaka. Summit reached on 9th May 1962. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3070
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TONG62101
Peak ID TONG
Year 1962
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Shijiro Ishizaka
Sponsor Nihon University
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1962-05-06
Summit Date 1962-05-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6187
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
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 Climbed Hongde (HONG-621-01), Dhampus (DHAM-621-01) and Kangtokla (KTOK-621-01); attempted Churen Himal (CHUR-621-01); recon Dhaulagiri II
Campsites BC(06/05,5450m),ABC(07/05),Smt(09/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID HONG62101
Checksum 2441421
Year 1962
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge from e

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Shojiro Ishizaka M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Zenkichi Hirayama M 1934 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yoshinobu Kumagai M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Takashi Miyahara M 1934 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.