Naomi Uemura

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Naomi Uemura ( Japanese 植 村 直 己 , Uemura Naomi ; born February 12, 1941 in Hidaka (today: Toyooka ), Hyōgo Prefecture ; † lost on February 13, 1984 at Mount McKinley , Alaska ) was a Japanese adventurer and mountaineer .

biography

Uemura began mountaineering while at school and developed a particular interest in the polar regions. He carried out many of his undertakings on his own; in 1970 he made the first solo ascent of Mount McKinley . In 1978 he was the first person to reach the North Pole solo with sled dogs .

With his summit success on Mount Everest in 1970, Uemura had climbed five of the Seven Summits ( Kibo 1966, Mont Blanc 1966, Aconcagua 1968, Mt. McKinley 1970, Mt. Everest 1970). There were already plans for a solo Antarctic expedition that would also include Mount Vinson , but Naomi Uemura had an accident in February 1984 after a solo winter ascent of Mount McKinley in Alaska. The asteroid (5404) Uemura was named after him in 1993.

Mountaineering achievements and expeditions

  • 1965: Ngozumpa Kang II (7743 m), Himalaya, first ascent
  • 1970: Mount Everest, together with Teruo Matsuura the first Japanese ascent.
  • 1970: Mount McKinley, first solo ascent.
  • 1971: Mount Everest, attempted ascent as a participant in the international expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth (route plans 1971: West Ridge and SW Wall)
  • 1975–1976: Solo dog sled expedition from Greenland to Alaska , 12,000 km, 363 days.
  • 1978: Solo North Pole Expedition, Uemura reaches the pole from northern Canada in 57 days by dog ​​sledding.
  • 1984: Mount McKinley, solo winter ascent on February 13, fatal accident during the descent.

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  1. ↑ a b Eberhard Jurgalski (8000ers.com): Almanac , accessed on February 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Naomi Uemura, renowned Japanese adventurer " ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Nikon. com, accessed February 20, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / nikon.com
  3. ↑ nikon.com ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : ("[...] Uemura was due to receive assistance from the Argentine army in undertaking his Antarctica adventure. However, the outbreak of the Falklands War in March 1982 made this impossible [...]"), accessed on 20. February 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / nikon.com
  4. ↑ abc-of-mountaineering.com "History of the Quest for the Seven Summits (2004)" ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on February 20, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abc-of-mountaineering.com
  5. ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 22509

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personal data
SURNAME Uemura, Naomi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 植 村 直 己 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese climber
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Hidaka, today: Toyooka , Hyogo prefecture
DATE OF DEATH after February 13, 1984
Place of death Mount McKinley , Alaska