In the 1960s there was the famous "rescue" attempt of Japanese climbers on the main face who had died of exposure.

The Japanese climbers ignored him and set out for the summit.

In 1981, eight Japanese climbers died after a successful ascent.

In 1981, eight Japanese climbers died after a hiking all the way to the top.

Delsalle also rescued two Japanese climbers at 16,000 feet (4,877 meters) while he was there.

In the summer of 2005 a Japanese climber was blown off a ledge after reaching the summit.

A small video camera attached to the helmet of a Japanese climber relayed the signals via satellite to television stations in Japan and China.

A Japanese climber must have noticed my look of hesitation.

A group of Japanese climbers arrived to look for the body.

The Japanese climber Ken Noguchi says his teams have hauled 19,800 pounds of garbage in five trips since 2000.