Lha Shamma | 1964 W Ridge
A UK expedition to Lha Shamma in 1964 via W Ridge, led by John Baird Tyson. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2918 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHAS64301 |
| Peak ID | LHAS |
| Year | 1964 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | John Baird Tyson |
| Sponsor | Mount Everest Foundation and Royal Geographical Society |
| 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 | - |
| Summit Date | - |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6250m due to snow falling |
| High Point (m) | 6250 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 | Climbed Bhulu Lasa (1st ascent) (BHUL-643-01) |
| Campsites | BC(4200m),C1(5800m),xxx(6260m) |
| Route Notes | Tyson's expedition devoted most of its efforts to exploring and mapping Langu River. Bhulu Lhasa, a 21,000 ft peak in Kanjiroba Himal, climbed by Tyson, Cole and Kendall and Mingma Sherpa on October 31 (11:00 am). Oct 28 - BC (4900m) at glacier under N Face Oct 29 - C1 (5500m) on a col on W Ridge Oct 30 - C2 (5800m) Oct 31 - Smt |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2639 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baird Tyson | M | 1928 | UK | Leader | Rugby, Warwick, England | Schoolmaster | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Kendell | M | 1935 | UK | Climber | London, England | Physician, Maudsley Hospital's Institute of Psychiatry | Details Other expeditions |
| James Burnet | M | 1930 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Master at Clifton College, Bristol | Details Other expeditions |
| Trevor Hyam Braham | M | 1922 | UK | Climber | Khanewal, Lahore, Pakistan | Manager of industrial side of Roberts Cotton Association | Details Other expeditions |
| John Cole | M | 1938 | UK | Climber | Karachi, Pakistan | Engineer has been supervising construction of screw factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHAS64301 | AJ | Cole, John | West Nepal Expedition, 1964 | - | 70:254-261 (Nov 1965) | - |
| LHAS64301 | AAJ | Braham, Trevor H. | - | - | 39:468-469 (1965) | - |
| LHAS64301 | HJ | Cole, John | Exploring the Kanjiroba Himal | - | 26:135-143 (1965) | - |
| LHAS64301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196546800/Asia-Nepal-Kagmara-Group-and-Kanjiroba-Himal | - | - | - |
| LHAS64301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/26/17/exploring-the-kanjiroba-himal/ | - | - | - |
| LHAS64301 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1965_files/AJ%201965%20254-261%20Cole%20West%20Nepal.pdf | - | - | - |