Ganesh III. An expedition of four Japanese and three Nepalese led by Ken Kanazawa climbed the northeast ridge to the north ridge of Ganesh III, the same route attempted in 1980 by a Japanese-Nepalese party. They established three camps, the highest where their route joined the route of the German-Nepalese expedition. On October 16, along with four members of that expedition, Japanese Nobuhiro Hase, Nobuhide Kuwahara and Joji Nakamura and Nepalese Tendi Sherpa and Kirke Lama reached the summit (7132 meters, 23,400 feet).

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club and Elizabeth Hawley