Asia, Nepal, Himlung

Publication Year: 1984.

Himlung. Under the leadership of Junji Kurotaki, five Japanese and three Nepalese made the first ascent of Himlung (7126 meters, 23,380 feet) via the east ridge from the south. The route had been twice unsuccessfully attempted by Japanese. On October 27 Japanese Makito Minami and Ken Takahashi, from a bivouac at 21,625 feet, and Wataru Saito and Sherpa Kirkin Lama, from Camp III at 20,475 feet, all reached the summit.

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Hawley