Tsuneo Hasegawa (長谷川 恒男, Hasegawa Tsuneo, December 8, 1947 – c. October 10, 1991) was a Japanese alpinist. His achievements include the winter solo ascent of the "Great North Faces of the Alps" or "North Face Trilogy" (Matterhorn in 1977, second winter solo ascent ever; Eiger in 1978, first winter solo ascent ever; Grandes Jorasses in 1979, also first winter solo ascent ever) and the world's first winter solo ascent of the South Face of Aconcagua in 1981.[1][2] He died in 1991 in an avalanche while ascending the Ultar II South east face.[3]

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References

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  2. ^ Sase, Minoru (1994) "長谷川恒男虚空の登攀者" Yama To Keikoku Publishing (山と溪谷社). ISBN 4-12-203137-0
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  5. ^ Sase, Minoru (1994) "長谷川恒男虚空の登攀者" Yama To Keikoku Publishing (山と溪谷社). ISBN 4-12-203137-0
  6. ^ Sase, Minoru (1994) "長谷川恒男虚空の登攀者" Yama To Keikoku Publishing (山と溪谷社). ISBN 4-12-203137-0
  7. ^ Sase, Minoru (1994) "長谷川恒男虚空の登攀者" Yama To Keikoku Publishing (山と溪谷社). ISBN 4-12-203137-0
  8. ^ Sase, Minoru (1994) "長谷川恒男虚空の登攀者" Yama To Keikoku Publishing (山と溪谷社). ISBN 4-12-203137-0