North America, Canada, Yukon Territory, Mount Logan via King Col

Publication Year: 1965.

Mount Logan, via King Col. The Alpine Club of Gakushuin University sent an expedition under the leadership of Iwao Kawasaki with the following members: Minosuke Takano, Jiro Kawamura, Taizo Komori, Hideo Nishikigori, Masahiro Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Sato and Katsuhiko Hashimoto. Base Camp at 9400 feet was set up on July 16. Camp I was at 11,000 feet. Camp II was established at 14,500 feet on July 23 and Camp III four days later. From Camp IV Kawasaki, Sato, Katamura and Nishikigori made an unsuccessful summit try on July 30. With Kawamura and Hashimoto in support, on August 2 Nishikigori, Takano, Ishikawa and Komori climbed to a bivouac at 19,350 feet. All but the latter stood on the summit of the Central Peak in dense mist on August 3.

Ichiro Yoshizawa, Japanese Alpine Club