Noboru Yamada has summited Everest 3 times and 3 different ways. He first summited Everest the first time via the standard south east ridge route on December 16, 1983 during the winter season! One of the very few to Summit Everest in winter and live to tell about it....
Second he summited Everest Oct 30, 1985 without the use of bottled oxygen via the standard south east ridge.
Third, he summited Everest and traversed the mountain from North to South.
He is one of Japan and the world's leading mountain climbers with Summits of Dhaulagiri in 1994, Kangchenjunga in 1981, Dhaulagiri a second time in 1982, Lhotse in 1983, K2 in 1985, Manaslu in 1985, Annapurna in 1987, Shishapangma and Cho Oyu in 1988, to go with his three Summits of Everest...
| # | DATE | CLIMBER | ROUTE | Expedition | Leader | Comment |
| 1 | Dec 16, 1983 | Noboru Yamada (1) | South East Ridge | Everest | Kazuyuki Takahashi | Winter! |
| 2 | Oct 30, 1985 | Noboru Yamada (2) without the use of bottled oxygen | South East Ridge | Everest | Kuniaki Yagihara | without the use of bottled oxygen |
| 3 | May 5, 1988 | Noburu Yamada (3) | North Col/South Col Traverse | China-Japan-Nepal Friendship Expedition | North Col/South Col Traverse |
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