Nobukazu Kuriki

was a Japanese mountaineer and entrepreneur.

Early life Kuriki was born in Imakane, Setana District, Hokkaido, Japan. He graduated from Hokkaido Hiyama Kita High School and Sapporo International University's Humanities and Sociology Department of Sociology.

Mountain climbing Mount Everest is the peak on the left, viewed from Gokyo Ri.

Kuriki climbed the Himalayas at high altitude once or twice a year. He successfully climbed the 8000 meter peaks Cho Oyu in August 2007 and Dhaulagiri in May 2009. He tried to climb Mount Everest without oxygen while live streaming over the internet, climbing the Tibet side in September 2009, and the Nepal side in September 2010, but was unable to climb above 8,000 meters. In his third time climbing the Nepal side in August to October 2011, Kuriki was not able to reach 7,900 meters. During his fourth attempt in October 2012, he gave up due to the strong wind, and lost nine of his fingers to frostbite after spending two days in a snow hole at temperatures below -20 °C. His 2015 attempt was prevented by the avalanche that struck Everest Base Camp that year, and his attempts in 2016 and 2017 were cut short by weather conditions. He was actually supported by Sherpas and sometimes secretly used oxygen bottles. and attracted numerous social media followers with his online postings, including videos and photos of his climbs.

He was represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Creative Agency.

Death

In May 2018, during his eighth attempt to climb Mount Everest, he died while descending from Camp Three after abandoning the attempt due to illness.

Filmography

TV series Year Title Network Notes 2008 Taka and Toshi no do o ̄da! UHB 2009 The Nonfiction Fuji TV The Net Star NHK BS2 2010 7 Summit Kyokugen e no Chōsen NHK G Birth Day TBS Utsukushī Chikyū no Sanka BS Japan Another Sky NTV Arashi ni Shiyagare NTV Itadaki no Kanata e… Nobukazu Kuriki no Chōsen BS Japan Jinsei ga Kawaru 1-funkan no Fukaīhanashi NTV Chikyū no Itadaki e Nobukazu Kuriki Everest Chōsen TV Tokyo Takeshi to Hitoshi NTV 2011 Chikyū no Itadaki e Nobukazu Kuriki ta Everest Chōsen: Kanzenhan TV Tokyo Kin'yōbi no Suma-tachi e TBS Harukanaru Itadaki TV Tokyo 2012 No Limit Owaranai Chōsen NHK G

Books Year Title Notes 2009 Sunmark Publishing 2010 Sanctuary Publication

Music Year Title Notes 2010 Re:Birth no No Limit: Yūki o Kimi ni King Records