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Lindsay Griffin (email) - 11 Jan 2014

In 1972, Satoshi Aoki, who was a member of successful Manaslu NW Face expedition in 1971, took close-up shots of the South Face of Gaurishankar and published them in the Iwa To Yuki No. 27 (Oct 1972). It stimulated much Japanese climbers.

The SW Spur of the lower West Ridge has been unsuccessfully attempted by the 'Berg Spinne' team, led by Mikio Uematsu, comprised 6-members in October 1972. They reached 6000m on the West Ridge on 19 October.