Nojin Kansa, Ascent. In the spring, Masakazu Okuda led a three-member Japanese expedition that made an ascent along the ridge between Togulon (ca. 6800m) and Nojin (Ningqing) Kansa (7206m), continuing to the summit of Nojin (Ningqing) Kansa via the west face. Exact details are uncertain; it is unclear whether this was a new route.