Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/02/07 (Thu)
40’s
Age
Osaka
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-35-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from Kitami Pass around 7:30 a.m., skied around the 5th station of Chitokaniushiyama around 3:00 p.m., and tried to climb back up the slope, but the adhesive surface of the ski seals froze and became unusable, making it impossible to climb the slope. The person in distress was rescued by the Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team.
Extra details
Locale: Chitokaniushi-san (チトカニウシ山, 1445m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Osaka
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前7時30頃北見峠から入山、午後3時頃チトカニウシ山の ５合目付近をスキー滑走し、斜面を登り返そうとしたがスキーシールの粘着面が凍結して使用不能となり、斜面を登ることができず、同行者が警察に救助要請（※道警山岳救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：35｜発生日：2019/02/07｜曜日：木｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：チトカニウシ山 (ちとかにうしさん), 1445m, (紋別郡遠軽町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：大阪府｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３１年）（北海道警察）
