Talk:Mount Hakkōda disaster

Requested move 3 August 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved, as an uncontested technical request. Any objections within a reasonable time frame should see the move reverted. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 06:03, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Hakkōda Mountains incident → Mount Hakkoda disaster – In Japanese, major disasters are also referred to as "incidents". However, in English, the term "incident" is commonly associated with small accidents. As with other disasters such as "K2 disaster", I would like to suggest that the title be change to "Mount Hakkoda disaster". The writing style with a bar above it, such as "Hakkōda," is taught in Japanese schools, but it is not used much anymore since the spread of personal computers. Therefore, I think it is appropriate to change the name of mountain to "Mount Hakkoda". – AOMORIres (talk) 04:20, 3 August 2023 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Incident section
The account of the incident is mystifying.

The first paragraph states that on day one, Jan 23rd, they set off on their 20km expedition, and covered all but 4 km. Presumably they stopped at nightfall and made camp for the night.

The third paragraph states "On day three, January 25, 1902, the weather changed suddenly".

What happened to day two? Maybe they continued to their destination, then set off on the return journey. But it's odd that there's no mention of this. Maproom (talk) 09:11, 23 January 2024 (UTC)


 * The whole account is very confusing. As you say, by afternoon of the 23rd they had almost reached their destination. The unit was expected to return on the 24st. On the 25th the weather got worse, so why didn't they return in time? After the 25h, "the soldiers wandered the northeast slope of the mountains for several days", but by the 27th were already discovered.
 * Also, none of the references seems to cover the actual incidents; the first points to the Lenin Peak desaster, 2 presumably as well, 3 and 4 cover the meteorology, 5 is a fictionalized account, and 6 is a dead link. How did this article become feature on Wiki's front page? --Syzygy (talk) 15:08, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * This contains a much more detailled account of the events (once you get around the convoluted translation), but it apparently doesn't give sources. --Syzygy (talk) 08:50, 24 January 2024 (UTC)