North America, United States, Alaska, Mount Hunter, 1977

Publication Year: 1979.

Mount Hunter, 1977. A Japanese expedition led by Itaru Inui and composed of H. Kamuro, K. Tsutagawa, H. Kudo, M. Tanaka and S. Mori landed on the Tokositna Glacier on June 14, 1977 below the northeast face. They placed a camp at 11,500 feet on the north ridge on June 19. After fixing ropes to 13,125 feet, on June 23, 1977 all set out for the summit from 11,500 feet and reached the top at two P.M. There are five routes which have been made on the north and east sides of Mount Hunter, three of them by Japanese expeditions. In 1966 Donald N. and Donald W. Anderson climbed the northeast face to reach the summit via the east ridge high up. In 1975 the Osaka Eiho-Kai climbed the mountain, striking the east ridge much lower. In 1971 the Hokuryo Alpine Club ascended the north ridge from the southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier and followed the ridge to the top. The Kansai Gakuin expedition route, described above, reached the north ridge higher up and from the Tokositna Glacier. Therefore both the east-ridge parties started differently but ended on the same route, as did both of the north-ridge parties. The fifth route was the north face done in 1977 by Mike Kennedy and George Lowe.