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.