Lobuche East | 1955 SE Face (to E Smt)

A USA expedition to Lobuche East in 1955 via SE Face (to E Smt), led by Fred Beckey. Summit reached on 30th October 1955. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2926
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LOBE55301
Peak ID LOBE
Year 1955
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face (to E Smt)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Fred Beckey
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 -
Summit Date 1955-10-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Reached only East Smt of Lobuje East
High Point (m) 6080
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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 Kantega (KTEG-553-01); climbed Langcha (1st ascent)
Campsites E-Smt(30/10,6080m)
Route Notes Team reached only the eastern summit of Lobuche East. They were stopped late in the day by a steep chasm that blocked the way to the slightly higher western summit of Lobuche East.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2438221
Year 1955
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face (to e smt)

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Frederick Wolfgang (Fred) Beckey M 1923 USA Leader Seattle, Washington - Details Other expeditions
George Irving Bell Sr. M 1926 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Richard Earl McGowan M 1933 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LOBE55301 AAJ Beckey, Fred Solo Khumbu Climbs: First Ascents After Lhotse - 30:21-26 (1956) -
LOBE55301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195602100/Solo-Khumbu-Climbs-First-Ascents-After-Lhotse - - -