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 - - -