North America, Canada, Canadian Arctic—Baffin Island, Mount Thor, West Face

Publication Year: 1980.

Mount Thor, West Face. A Japanese party of seven led by Kuzuichi Yamazaki made an attempt of the west face of Mount Thor but Isao Yagi fell to his death and the climb was not completed. Other members were Ide, Yamamoto, Inuzuka, Kirmura, and Makino. They were in the area from May 23 to July 15.