Machhapuchhare | 1957 N Ridge-NE Face
A UK expedition to Machhapuchhare in 1957 via N Ridge-NE Face, led by J. O. M. Roberts. Summit reached on 2nd June 1957. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2936 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MACH57101 |
| Peak ID | MACH |
| Year | 1957 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Ridge-NE Face |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1957-04-24 |
| Summit Date | 1957-06-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Stopped just 40m short of summit due impassible ice pinnacles and approaching storm |
| High Point (m) | 6950 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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 | Climbed Singu Chuli (Fluted Peak) (SING-571-01) |
| Campsites | BC(24/04,3960m),C1(27/04,4875m),C2(5485m),C3(6100m),C4(6220m),C5(01/06,6400m),xxx(02/06,6950m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2438804 |
| Year | 1957 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n ridge-ne face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owen Merion Roberts | M | 1916 | UK | Leader | Kathmandu | British Military Attache to Nepal | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Geoffrey Wylie | M | 1919 | UK | Climber | Liphook, Hampshire, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf) Noyce | M | 1917 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Roger Richard Edward Chorley | M | 1930 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Anthony David Machell Cox | M | 1913 | UK | Climber | - | Historian | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Nyima Sherpa | M | 1931 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India (born in Solukhumbu) | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tshering Sherpa | M | 1939 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
8 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACH57101 | HJ | Wylie, C. G. | Machhapuchhare | - | 20:51-61 (1957) | - |
| MACH57101 | AJ | Noyce, Wilfrid | Climbing the Fish's Tail | - | 62:113-120 (Nov 1957) | - |
| MACH57101 | - | Noyce, Wilfrid | Climbing the Fish's Tail | Heinemann, London | - | N173 |
| MACH57101 | AAJ | Noyce, Wilfrid | - | - | 32:118-120 (1958) | - |
| MACH57101 | MW | Noyce, Wilfrid | Machapuchare - The Fish's Tail | - | 156-175 (1958-59) | - |
| MACH57101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195811800/Asia-Nepal-Machapuchare | - | - | - |
| MACH57101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/5/machhapuchhare/ | - | - | - |
| MACH57101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1957_files/AJ62%201957%20113-120%20Noyce%20Fish's%20Tail.pdf | - | - | - |