Tamotsu Nakamura
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Tamotsu (Tom) Nakamura, FRGS (born 1934) is a Japanese explorer, alpinist, photographer and author. Since 1990 he explores the mountain areas between the Himalaya and the Sichuan basin and has documentated by photographs[1] and mapping work more than 250 peaks higher than 6000m.
Personal life[edit]
Nakamura was born in Tokyo. After studying business administration at the prestigious Hitotsubashi University he worked for Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, ultimately as Managing Director of IHI Hong Kong Ltd.
Nakamura is married and has two children. After stays in Pakistan (1967-1971), Mexico (1975-1982), New-Zealand (1984-1989) and Hongkong (1989-1994) he now lives again in Tokyo.
His mountaineering career started in 1953 as member of the Hitotsubashi University Mountaineering Club with climbing in Japanese mountain areas. He made the second ascent of Pucajirca Norte[2] (6046 m, Cordillera Blanca/Peru) in 1961, followed by three first ascents and various second ascents in Cordillera Apolobamba and Pupuya in Bolivia.
Exploring the “Alps of Tibet”[edit]
Since 1990 Nakamura has conducted more than 40 travels exploring the mountain areas of the south-eastern part of the Tibetan high plateau (status as of 2020) that he calls the Alps of Tibet. They cover the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, Kangri Garpo range and the Hengduan Mountains including the so-called Deep Gorge Country structured by the three parallel running rivers Salween, Mekong and Yangtze. Nakamura has identified and photographed hundreds of peaks for the first time, more than 200 peaks exceeding 6000m still unclimbed[3]. Nakamura is regarded as a worldwide well-respected authority in relation to the Alps of Tibet[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. He has published numerous articles in mountaineering journals like Alpine Journal[17], American Alpine Journal, Himalayan Journal, Climbing, Altitudes, Vertical and Japanese Alpine News, drawing the attention of the international climbing community to that vast mountain area[18][19] and awarded by internationally recognized societies such as the Royal Geographical Society, London or the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation - UIAA for his field exploration in Eastern Tibet. By the US-Magazin Alpinist he was named Steward of Unclimbed Peaks[20].
Nakamura is editor of the Japanese Alpine News[21]. He is author of several books about the Alps of Tibet that have been published in Japanese, English and German.
Tributes[edit]
- 2003 The Prince Chichibu Memorial Mountaineering Award 2003[22] of Japanese Alpine Club for field exploration in Eastern Tibet
- 2007 UIAA Award for contributions to international mountaineering[23]
- 2008 Busk Medal, Royal Geographical Society, London[24][25], for field exploration in the mountain ranges of west China and Tibet
- 2010 International Explorers Award in Poland[26]
- 2016 Piolets d’Or Asia Lifetime Achievement Award[27]
Honorary Memberships in Himalayan Club[28] (India), American Alpine Club[29] (USA), Alpine Club (UK), Japanese Alpine Club (Japan), Polish Mountaineering Association][30], New Zealand Alpine Club, Sikkim Mountaineering Association, UIAA honorary member[31]
Nakamura is Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Bibliography[edit]
East of the Himalaya (in Japanese). Yamakei Publishers, Tokyo 1996, ISBN 4-635-28037-3 Search this book on 
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Deep Gorge Country (in Japanese). Yamakei Publishers, Tokyo 2000, ISBN 4-635-28038-1 Search this book on .
The Alps of Tibet (in Japanese). Yamakei Publishers, Tokyo 2004, ISBN 4-635-28062-4 Search this book on .
East of the Himalayas - To the Alps of Tibet. Japanese Alpine News, Vol. 4 Mai 2003 Special Submission
Die Alpen Tibets (in German). Detjen-Verlag. Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-937597-25-6 Search this book on .
East of the Himalaya - Mountain Peak Maps. Nakanishiya Shuppan Co., Ltd., Kyoto 2016, ISBN 978-4-7795-0994-0 Search this book on .
Flying over the Himalaya - Peak Identifikation. Nakanishiya Shuppan Co., Ltd., Kyoto 2016 2019, ISBN 978-4-7795-1360-2 Search this book on .
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/bergfotografie-in-tibet-land-der-unberuehrten-traumgipfel-a-666168.html
- ↑ "Ari's Base Camp: Cordillera Blanca". ari.rdx.net. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ https://www.climbing.com/news/nakamura-unveils-more-unclimbed-tibetan-peaks/
- ↑ "Honouring Japanese mountaineers – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ https://www.rgshk.org.hk/events-2016/item/1867-the-last-frontier-the-alps-of-tibet-and-beyond.html
- ↑ https://www.theuiaa.org/home/tamotsu-tom-nakamura-a-modern-day-explorer-with-an-ancient-heart/
- ↑ "Last frontier of climbing lures foreign mountaineers". usa.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "Descubriendo los Alpes del Tíbet". Desnivel.com (in español). 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ Fowler, Mick, 1956- (4 October 2018). No Easy Way : the challenging life of the climbing taxman. Sheffield, UK. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-1-911342-91-5. OCLC 1051299436.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ McCue, Gary (2010). Trekking in Tibet : a traveler's guide (3rd ed.). Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-59485-266-4. OCLC 635451825. Search this book on
- ↑ "Annual General Meeting". The Geographical Journal. 174 (3): 274–283. 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2008.00297.x. ISSN 1475-4959.
- ↑ "BFF 2016: "Tibetan dreams", Austria". Bansko Film Fest. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "The Alpine Briefs, A newsletter from the editors of the American Alpine Journal". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "WHY I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS. A LIFETIME'S SEARCH: TOM NAKAMURA – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ Searle, M. P. (2013). Colliding continents : a geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 340–341. ISBN 978-0-19-165248-6. OCLC 824655726. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ralf Dujmovits: »Wir haben uns als Paar verloren« | BERGSTEIGER Magazin". bergsteiger.de. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ "Research". www.alpine-club.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ "Fowler & Ramsden bag 'Matterhorn of Tibet'". www.thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ↑ https://www.theuiaa.org/uiaa/2016-piolets-dor-asia-winners-announced/
- ↑ http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08s/wfeature-nakamura-unclimbed-peaks
- ↑ "VOL.1". www.jac.or.jp. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Tamotsu Nakamura – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Tamotsu Nakamura – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Tamotsu Nakamura – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Royal Geographical Society - Medals and awards". www.rgs.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ http://explorersfestival.com.pl/html/english.html
- ↑ "2016 Piolets d'Or Asia winners announced – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "The Himalayan Club". The Himalayan Club. Retrieved 2021-01-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Honorary Members". The American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Tamotsu (Tom) Nakamura: A modern day explorer with an ancient heart".
- ↑ "Tamotsu Nakamura – UIAA". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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