Yalung Kang | 1981 SE Face
A Japan expedition to Yalung Kang in 1981 via SE Face, led by Kinichi Yamamori. Summit reached on 9th May 1981. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3083 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | YALU81102 |
| Peak ID | YALU |
| Year | 1981 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kinichi Yamamori |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Association of Japan Kangchenjunga Expedition 1981 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 6th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1981-03-16 |
| Summit Date | 1981-05-09 |
| Summit Time | 1230 |
| Summit Days | 54 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8505 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 22 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Kangchenjunga (KANG-811-01) |
| Campsites | BC(16/03,5500m),C1(22/03,6150m),C2(29/03,6450m),C3.ABC(14/04,7300m),C4W(20/04,7850m),C5W(08/05,8300m),Smt(09/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | True |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | KANG81101 |
| Checksum | 2448425 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | se face |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinichi Yamamori | M | 1944 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Managing director of Himalayan Association of Japan | Details Other expeditions |
| Kuniaki Yagihara | M | 1946 | Japan | Climber | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan | House painter | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshio Ogata | M | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazuo Tobita | M | 1946 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Engine driver on Japan National Railways | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Yashima | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | Worker in food-canning factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Fuji Tsunoda | M | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Kitamoto, Saitama, Japan | Book publisher | Details Other expeditions |
| Kaoru Kikuchi | M | 1946 | Japan | Deputy Leader | Tome, Miyagi, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazumi Fujikura | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeru Fukuyama | M | 1951 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Akinori Hosaka | M | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Asaka, Fukushima, Japan | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kunio Kataoka | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Driver and office worker in a transport company | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryoko Kato | F | 1935 | Japan | Exp Doctor | Tokyo, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Yasuji Kato | M | 1949 | Japan | Wireless Operator | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shin Komatsu | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Sakata, Yamagata, Japan | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshiharu Nikai | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Takashi Sakuma | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Nakatsuhito, Kanagawa, Japan | Worker in motorcar factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Jisaburo Suzuki | M | 1955 | Japan | Climber | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeru Suzuki | M | 1955 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Construction worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshimasa Tanioka | M | 1953 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Salesman in mountaineering-equipment shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Makihiro Wakao | M | 1949 | Japan | Climber | Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan | Operator of heavy construction equipment | Details Other expeditions |
| Yu Watanabe | M | 1946 | Japan | Climber | Tokonameri, Aichi, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Noboru Yamada | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Numata, Gunma, Japan | House painter | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.