Japanese Dhaulagiri Attempt. On October 6, leader Tatsuhisa Mitoma ...

Japanese D haulagiri A ttem pt. On O ctober 6, leader T atsuhisa M itom a, Koji H ayashi and N uru Zam bu Sherpa gained the team ’s highest point o f 7050 m eters on the norm al northeast-ridge route o f D haulagiri. W hen they tried again after a rest, they found a snow bridge had broken, m uch o f their fixed rope was gone and they had no tim e left. M ic h a e l J

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