Conquest of Nanda Kot (1938)

• Documentary

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.

Release date

January 1, 1938

Runtime

30m

Language

Japanese

Director

Kota Takeshi, Yoshiyuki Ito

Status

Released