Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: 2015/08/10 (Mon)

JP other
Male
40’s

Age

Kanagawa

Residence

SAR Event ID 2015-68-1
No injury

Outcome

Local Fire Dept

SAR Involved

Lost

Cause

Summer

Season

Solo

Party status

N/A

Winter Activity

Google Translated Description
At around 5:30 a.m. on August 9, the distressed persons entered the mountain from the trailhead of Idunnap-dake, reached the summit of Idunnap-dake at around 1:30 p.m. on the same day, and then started to descend the mountain. The next morning, he was still unable to find the direction of descent due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, and at around 5:50 a.m. on August 10, he called the fire department and requested for rescue. firefighters and the Hokkaido Police. Firefighters and the Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team found the person in distress and rescued him.

Extra details

Locale: Idonnappu-dake (イドンナップ岳, 1752m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Kanagawa
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.

Original Japanese Description

遭難者は、8月9日午前5時30分頃、イドンナップ岳登山口から入山し、同日午後1時30分頃、イドンナップ岳に登頂、その後、下山を開始したが、同日午後2時40分頃、新冠富士山頂付近において濃霧のため下山方向を見失い道に迷い、同所付近でビバーク、翌朝も濃霧による視界不良で下山方向が分からず、翌 8月10日午前5時50分頃、消防に通報し、救助要請 (※消防隊員及び道警山岳遭難救助隊が遭難者を発見、救助)

Details as per Police data

年度:2015年度|番号:68|発生日:2015/08/10|曜日:月|山岳名、標高、市町村名:イドンナップ岳 (イドンナップだけ), 1752m, (新冠町、新ひだか町)|構成人数:1|遭難者数:1|居住地:神奈川県|性別:男|年齢:40代|職業:会社員|態様:無事|原因:道迷い

出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成27年)(北海道警察)

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2015-68-1 Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

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