Annapurna IV | 1960 NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Annapurna IV in 1960 via NW Ridge, led by J. O. M. Roberts. Summit reached on 18th May 1960. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	28
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	J. O. M. Roberts
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd,4th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Nepal
Approach	Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date	1960-03-15
Summit Date	1960-05-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	64
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7525
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Annapurna II (ANN2-601-01)
Campsites	BC(15/03,3350m),ABC(4575m),C1(5365m),C2(5800m),C3(26/04,6400m),C4(30/04,6900m),C5(15/05,7270m),Smt(18-19/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	ANN260101
Checksum	2442093
Year	1960
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	2635
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	2629
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	James Owen Merion
Last Name	Roberts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Lt. Colonel, British Military Attache to Nepal
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1916-1997) Died 1 November 1997 in Pokhara (Obit: HJ 54:281-285 1998)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2419243
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james owen merion roberts
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2630
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	William Albert (Bill)
Last Name	Crawshaw
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, British Army
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1934
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william albert (bill) crawshaw
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2631
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Stewart
Last Name	Ward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Flight-lieutenant, British Royal Air Force
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424068
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stewart ward
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2632
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Prabaker Shamsher
Last Name	Rana
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Royal Nepalese Army
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	prabaker shamsher rana
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2633
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khunde, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #49?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	49
Checksum	-1936
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	2634
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN460101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Urkien
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1960-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	urkien sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tashi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
James Owen Merion Roberts	M	1916	UK	Leader	Kathmandu	Lt. Colonel, British Military Attache to Nepal	Details Other expeditions
William Albert (Bill) Crawshaw	M	1932	UK	Climber	-	Captain, British Army	Details Other expeditions
Stewart Ward	M	1930	UK	Climber	-	Flight-lieutenant, British Royal Air Force	Details Other expeditions
Prabaker Shamsher Rana	M	-	Nepal	Climber	-	Captain, Royal Nepalese Army	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa	M	1934	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Urkien Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.