Tso Karpo Kang | 1971 S side

A Japan expedition to Tso Karpo Kang in 1971 via S side, led by Kazuyuki Abe. Summit reached on 25th October 1971. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3646
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1971
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kazuyuki Abe
Sponsor	Shigakukai and Osaka Alpine Clubs
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	Pokhara->Jangla La->Ringmo->Phoksundo Khola->BC
Basecamp Date	1971-09-30
Summit Date	1971-10-25
Summit Time	1615
Summit Days	25
Total Days	35
Termination Date	1971-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6556
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	-
Campsites	BC(30/09,4110m),C1(04/10,4600m),C2(14/10,5120m),C3(22/10,5550m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2444886
Year	1971
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s side

Members

Field	Value
ID	28424
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1971
Season	3
First Name	Kazuyuki
Last Name	Abe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1926
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
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)	5550
Summit Date 1	1971-10-22
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	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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2422618
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazuyuki abe
Year of Birth	1926
Year	1971
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28425
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1971
Season	3
First Name	Sadao
Last Name	Yoshinaga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Minato, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Shipping company owner
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)	5550
Summit Date 1	1971-10-22
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	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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2424793
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sadao yoshinaga
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1971
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28426
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1971
Season	3
First Name	Koji
Last Name	Mizutani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Architect
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)	6556
Summit Date 1	1971-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1615
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	2426356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koji mizutani
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1971
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1971
Season	3
First Name	Shoji
Last Name	Miyoshi
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)	6556
Summit Date 1	1971-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1615
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	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shoji miyoshi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1971
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kazuyuki Abe	M	1926	Japan	Leader	Hirakata, Osaka, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Sadao Yoshinaga	M	1932	Japan	Climber	Minato, Osaka, Japan	Shipping company owner	Details Other expeditions
Koji Mizutani	M	1936	Japan	Climber	Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Shoji Miyoshi	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Reference ID	01
Year	1971
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Yoshinaga, Sadao
Title	Eastern Kanjiroba Himal, 1971
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1972
Language	English
Citation	67:1-4 (1972)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Route maps and photos in English included in Japanese section

Field	Value
ID	5994
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Reference ID	02
Year	1971
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Yoshinaga, Sadao
Title	Eastern Kanjiroba Himal, 1971
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1972
Language	Japanese
Citation	67:1-16 (1972)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Includes route maps and photos in English

Field	Value
ID	13194
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Reference ID	03
Year	1971
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1972
Language	-
Citation	46:188 (1972)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TSOK71301
Reference ID	04
Year	1971
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197218804/Asia-Nepal-P-c21325-Kanjiroba-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TSOK71301	JAC	Yoshinaga, Sadao	Eastern Kanjiroba Himal, 1971	-	67:1-4 (1972)	-
TSOK71301	JAC	Yoshinaga, Sadao	Eastern Kanjiroba Himal, 1971	-	67:1-16 (1972)	-
TSOK71301	AAJ	-	-	-	46:188 (1972)	-
TSOK71301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197218804/Asia-Nepal-P-c21325-Kanjiroba-Himal	-	-	-