Dhaulagiri II Attempt. A four-man Japanese expedition led by

D haulagiri II A ttem pt. A four-m an Japanese expedition led by Shuichi Torii had hoped to clim b the east ridge o f D haulagiri II. They established three high cam ps. Frequent snow fall, strong w inds and an exhausted food supply defeated them and they gave up on O ctober 21. That day T orii, Chiaki Inam i, K im io N arusaki and sirdar Ang Kami Sherpa reached their high point, 7200 m eters on the east ridge after having traversed ju st beneath the sum m it o f the “Snow Peak” to the east o f D haulagiri II. M ic h a e l

J. C h e n e y , H im alayan Club, a n d E l iz a b e t h H a w l e y