Ganesh III, First Ascent, North Ridge. Ganesh III had unsuccess fully ...

Ganesh I II , First Ascent, N orth Ridge. G anesh III had unsuccess­ fully been attem pted six times before our expedition: 1953, spring, New Zealanders, north ridge to 18,000 feet; 1954, spring, Japanese, northw est ridge; 1971, spring, Japanese, northeast spur to 17,700 feet; 1980, spring, Japanese, south ridge to 22,150 feet; 1980, fall, Japanese, northeast spur to 18,375 feet; and 1981, spring, Japanese, south ridge to 22,300 feet. O ur N epalese-G erm an expedition was com posed of my wife Dietlinde, A ng Chappal, N ga Tem ba, N ym a Tensing and me. O ur route was on the north ridge (U IA A difficulty III, IV, V ) and north face (IV and V ). W e established camps as follows: Base C am p, Cam p I, II and III at 12,800, 16,400, 18,700 and 20,675 feet on Septem ber 9, 21, and 29 and O ctober 7 respectively. On O ctober 16 Ang Chappal, N ga Tem ba, N ym a Tensing and I, accom panied by mem bers of the N epalese-Japanese Kyushu D ental College expedition, N obuhide K uw ahara, Joji N ak a­ m ura, N obuhiro Hase, Tendi Sherpa and K irke Sherpa, reached the sum m it (7132 meters, 23,400 feet) on O ctober 16. The other expedition had climbed the northeast spur. O ur routes met at Cam p III. F ro m there, both expeditions took the same route on the north face. H

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