Japanese Alpine Club
| Japanese Alpine Club (JAC) | |
|---|---|
| sport | Mountaineering , climbing |
| Founded | October 1905 |
| president | Masashi Kobayashi |
| Members | 39,000 (as of 2018) |
| Association headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
| Official languages) | Japanese |
| Homepage | jac.or.jp |
The Japanese Alpine Club (JAC) ( Japanese 日本 山岳 会 ) ( German Japanese Alpine Club ) is a mountaineering and climbing association in Tokyo , Japan .
history
The JAC was founded in October 1905 as the first mountaineering club in Asia . In the late 19th century, modern mountaineering was imported from Europe to Japan. The founding of the JAC was inspired by the English of the Alpine Club .
In 1936 a JAC expedition made the first ascent of Nanda Kot 6861 in the Himalayas . This was the first ascent of the Japanese in the Himalayas. The most famous JAC expedition was the first ascent of Manaslu 8163 in 1956. Toshio Imanishi (Japan) and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit on May 9, 1956.
The club has a special focus on expeditions and exploring remote areas. The JAC publishes the annual Japanese Alpine News (JAN) magazine .
The JAC has been a member of the UIAA since 1967 . Tamotsu Nakamura has been an honorary member of the UIAA since 2014 .
Expeditions (selection)
- 1956: First ascent of Manaslu (8163 m) by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa
- 1970: First ascent of the southeast ridge of Makalu (8485 m) by Yuichi Ozaki and Hajime Tanaka
- 1980: North face of Mount Everest through Japanese Couloir (FA) and Hornbein Couloir.
- 1992: First ascent of Namjagbarwa (7782 m)
- 1996: First ascent of Ultar II (7388 m) by Akito Yamazaki and Kiyoshi Matsuoka
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ TheUIAA.org: Member Associations 2018-2019 - UIAA
- ↑ Hiroyoshi Otsuka: President's Message . Japanese Alpine News, Vol. 1, October 2001, accessed June 30, 2015.
- ↑ 8000ers.com: Makalu - Routes statistics by Eberhard Jurgalski, accessed on June 30, 2015.
- ↑ 8000ers.com: Everest - Routes statistics by Eberhard Jurgalski, accessed on June 30, 2015.
- ^ Japanese Alpine Club: JAC Expeditions , accessed June 30, 2015.