In 1986, a Japanese expedition led by N. Shigo climbed Karjiang II (Central).

[6] The group consisted of Haroen Schijf, Rudolf van Aken, Pepijn Bink, Court Haegens, Willem Horstmann and Rein-Jan Koolwijk.

According to Schijf, Karjiang I looked very steep and difficult to climb, and the bad weather made an attempt too dangerous.

[5] In 2010, Joe Puryear and David Gottlieb gained the Shipton-Tilman Award to attempt climbing Karjiang.

However, they did not receive the necessary permit, and made an attempt to climb Labuche Kang 420 kilometres (260 mi) to the west, during which Puryear died.