Ganesh III. An expedition of four Japanese and three Nepalese led ...

Ganesh I I I . A n expedition of four Japanese and three N epalese led by Ken K anazaw a climbed the northeast ridge to the north ridge of G anesh III, the same route attem pted in 1980 by a Japanese-N epalese party. They established three camps, the highest where their route joined the route of the G erm an-N epalese expedition. On O ctober 16, along with four members of that expedition, Japanese N obuhiro Hase, N obuhide K uw ahara and Joji N akam ura and N epalese Tendi Sherpa and K irke L am a reached the sum m it (7132 meters, 23,400 feet). M

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