Gangapurna Tragedy. A six-man expedition from Meiji University in Japan was led by Yuichi Suzuki. They made Base Camp at 16,550 feet on September 13. They attempted the unclimbed northwest ridge, which had been unsuccessfully tried ten years before. Camp II was established at 22,150 feet on September 23 and ropes were fixed up to 23,000 feet. The expedition was abandoned when Akira Suzuki and Takeshi Sakamoto were buried in an avalanche in Camp II on September 29.

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Hawley