Nampa, First Ascent. The Mountaineering Association of Aomori ...

Nam pa, First Ascent. The M ountaineering Association of Aom ori P refecture expedition was led by Seigo M atsushim a. They took the same route which had been attem pted by the British in the fall of 1970. On M ay 4 Susumu Takahashi and K ukuju K im ura left Cam p IV at 19,350 feet on the west ridge but had to bivouac on the way. The next day the two climbers reached the sum m it (22,162 feet) at noon. On the way down, when they reached some steep blue ice, Takahashi suddenly slipped, fell down the north face and disappeared eternally. I c h ir o Y o s h iz a w a ,

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