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Japanese Alpine Club

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Abbreviation
  
JAC

Headquarters
  
Tokyo

Founded
  
1905 (1905)

President
  
Masashi Kobayashi

Sport
  
Mountaineering and climbing

The Japanese Alpine Club (日本山岳協会) (JAC) is a mountaineering and climbing organisation based in Tokyo, Japan.

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History

The Japanese Alpine Club was founded in October 1905 as the first mountaineering club in Asia. In late 19th century modern alpinism had been imported from Europe to Japan. The founding of JAC was inspired by the English Alpine Club.

In 1936 a JAC expedition made first ascent of Nanda Kot (6,861 m / 22,510 ft) in Garhwal Himalaya. This is the first assault by the Japanese in the greater range of Himalaya. The most famous JAC expedition was 1956 the first ascent of Manaslu (8,163 m / 26,781 ft). Toshio Imanishi (Japan) and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa (Nepal) reached the summit on May 9, 1956.

The club has a special focus on expeditions and exploration of remote areas. The JAC publishes the yearly magazine Japanese Alpine News (JAN).

Expeditions (selection)

  • 1956: First ascent of Manaslu (8,163 m / 26,781 ft) by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa
  • 1970: First ascent Southeast Ridge of Makalu (8,485 m / 27,838 ft) by Yuichi Ozaki and Hajime Tanaka
  • 1980: North face of Mount Everest, by Japanese Couloir (FA) and Hornbein Couloir.
  • 1992: First ascent of Namcha Barwa (7,782 m / 25,531 ft)
  • 1996: First ascent of Ultar II (7,388 m / 24,238 ft) by Akito Yamazaki and Kiyoshi Matsuoka

    • References

    Japanese Alpine Club Wikipedia
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