Nanga Parbat Attempt by the First-Ascent Route. Eight Japanese led ...

N anga P arbat A ttem p t by the F irst-A scent R oute. E ight Japanese led by K azuyuki Shim azu set up five cam ps on the northeast ridge o f N anga Parbat. On July 10 H ideo Y okoham a, Y utaka M ukai, Koji H asegaw a and A kira Echigoya left Cam p V at 6900 m eters for the sum m it but they had to turn back at 7550 m eters. On the descent on July 11 they clim bed Rakiot Peak (7070 m eters, 23,196 feet). For m ore details, see Iw a To Y u k i, N °1 13.