Conquest of Nanda Kot (1938)

Record of the Japanese expedition to Nanda Kot (6861m) in Himalaya in 1936. The expedition was organized by the Mountaineering Club of the Rikkyo University and included Sakuta Takebushi, who had represented Japan at the Olympic Games. They were the first to climb the mountain and carried a camera to the summit. Six party members made it all the way to the top, using all-Japanese gear. The party, without previous Himalayan experience, had been training in in the Japanese Alps in winter conditions.

Released

1938-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

30 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kota Takeshi, Yoshiyuki Ito