Glacier Dome, Annapurna Group. The Federation of All-Japan Mountaineering Union’s Chiba Prefecture expedition climbed in the Annapurna group. On October 16, Mitsuhiro Nishimura and the Sherpa Dorje stood on the summit of 23,800-foot Glacier Dome at 11:15 a.m., having climbed the western side. The leader was Sumio Shima; other members were Shoichi Ishikawa, Hiroshi Sato, Masami Takeuvhi, Teruaki Arisawa and Yoshikatsu Takahashi.

Ichiro Yoshizawa, Japanese Alpine Club