Machhapuchhare | 1956 Reconnaissance
A UK expedition to Machhapuchhare in 1956 via Reconnaissance, led by J. O. M. Roberts.
3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2935
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Peak ID |
MACH
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Season |
1
|
| Host Country |
1
|
| Route 1 |
Reconnaissance
|
| Route 2 |
-
|
| Route 3 |
-
|
| Route 4 |
-
|
| Nationality |
UK
|
| Leaders |
J. O. M. 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 |
Modi Khola
|
| Basecamp Date |
-
|
| Summit Date |
-
|
| Summit Time |
-
|
| Summit Days |
0
|
| Total Days |
0
|
| Termination Date |
-
|
| Termination Reason |
12
|
| Termination Notes |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
0
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Camps |
0
|
| Fixed Rope (m) |
0
|
| Total Members |
1
|
| Summit Members |
0
|
| Member Deaths |
0
|
| Total Hired |
0
|
| Summit Hired |
0
|
| Hired Deaths |
0
|
| No Hired |
True
|
| 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 |
Recon of Tharpu Chuli (THAR-561-01)
|
| Campsites |
-
|
| Route Notes |
-
|
| Accidents |
-
|
| Achievement |
-
|
| Agency |
-
|
| Commercial Route |
-
|
| Standard Route |
-
|
| Primary Route |
False
|
| Primary Member |
False
|
| Primary Reference |
-
|
| Primary ID |
-
|
| Checksum |
2811
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| O2 Summary |
None
|
| Route (lowercase) |
reconnaissance
|
Members
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
22122
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
MACH
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
James Owen Merion
|
| Last Name |
Roberts
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1916
|
| Calculated Age |
39
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
Kathmandu
|
| Occupation |
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 |
2419161
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
james owen merion roberts
|
| Year of Birth |
1916
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Age at Expedition |
40
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
26317
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
MACH
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Ang Nyima
|
| Last Name |
Sherpa
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1931
|
| Calculated Age |
24
|
| Citizenship |
Nepal
|
| Status |
Porter
|
| Residence |
Darjeeling, India (born in Solukhumbu)
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
True
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
True
|
| Sherpa |
True
|
| 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 |
(1931-1986) Died of illness
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
176
|
| Checksum |
-1982
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
ang nyima sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
1931
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Age at Expedition |
25
|
| Role |
BC Only
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
26318
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
MACH
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Lal Bahadur
|
| Last Name |
Gurung
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Calculated Age |
0
|
| Citizenship |
Nepal
|
| Status |
Porter
|
| Residence |
-
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
True
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
True
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-51
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
lal bahadur gurung
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
BC Only
|
3 recorded members.
References
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
959
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Reference ID |
01
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Type |
1
|
| Journal |
-
|
| Author |
Noyce, Wilfred
|
| Title |
Climbing the Fish's Tail
|
| Publisher |
Heinemann, London
|
| Publication Date |
1958
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
-
|
| Yak 94 |
N173
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
5649
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
MACH56101
|
| Reference ID |
02
|
| Year |
1956
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
IM
|
| Author |
Roberts, Jimmy
|
| Title |
A Reconnaissance in 1956 of Machapuchare
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1983
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
12:103-109 (1983)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID |
Journal |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Citation |
Yak 94 |
|
MACH56101
|
-
|
Noyce, Wilfred
|
Climbing the Fish's Tail
|
Heinemann, London
|
-
|
N173
|
|
MACH56101
|
IM
|
Roberts, Jimmy
|
A Reconnaissance in 1956 of Machapuchare
|
-
|
12:103-109 (1983)
|
-
|