Lampo | 1953

A New Zealand expedition to Lampo in 1953, led by Athol Roberts. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2781
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LAMP53101
Peak ID LAMP
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Athol Roberts
Sponsor -
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1953-05-13
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 7
Termination Date 1953-05-20
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
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 Attempted Ganesh I (GAN1-531-01) and Ganesh II (GAN2-531-01); climbed Chamar North (CHMN-531-01)
Campsites BC(3650m),C1,C2,C3(5800m),xxx
Route Notes Taken from "The New Zealand Alpine Journal" Before setting out for Sarpu again it was decided to spend about ten days attempting a peak named Lampu. On the 13th May McCallum and Gardner with four Sherpas set out to establish a camp on Lampu which is a little north of Mt. Ganesh Himal. Next day Gardner and one Sherpa commenced a reconnaissance of the peak, which eventually involved them in having to spend the night out. These two found a cave like hole at the foot of bluff about 20 feet high. The hole was full of icicles but it was welcome shelter. Following Gardner's return it was decided to press on and Camp II was established in a spot like an eagles's nest. It was thought that from Camp III we might have a chance of climbing this peak, but we were all deceived by the scale of the mountain and realised that it would be necessary to establish Camp IV. An attempt was made to do this without success. After a council of war at Camp III, where the temperature had dropped considerably, we then determined that we would make an attempt on the summit from here. We were running short of food and fuel and would soon have to return to Base. An early start was made next morning but by noon having negotiated a difficult snow ridge where the snow was the consistency of sugar. It was realized that the party could not possible hope to reach the summit in one day. There was very little food and fuel left and so we returned to Base Camp with something else attempted but still nothing done.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID GAN153101
Checksum 2628
Year 1953
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Athol Renouf Roberts M 1911 New Zealand Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Maurice G. Bishop M - New Zealand Climber New Zealand - Details Other expeditions
Philip C. Gardner M - New Zealand Climber New Zealand - Details Other expeditions
Graham J. McCallum M - New Zealand Climber New Zealand Physicist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.