Mera Peak | 1955

A New Zealand expedition to Mera Peak in 1955, led by Norman Hardie. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2971
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Peak ID	MERA
Year	1955
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	-
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Norman Hardie
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	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned near summit due to deep snow
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	Recon Chamlang (CHAM-553-01)
Campsites	xxx(6400m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	3215
Year	1955
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	-

Members

Field	Value
ID	22119
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MERA
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Norman David
Last Name	Hardie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation	Civil engineer
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	(1924-2017) Died 31 Oct 2017
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2422152
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norman david hardie
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26304
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MERA
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	A. Joseph (Joe)
Last Name	MacDonald
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	-72
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. joseph (joe) macdonald
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26305
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MERA
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Urkien
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	-72
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	urkien sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26306
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MERA
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Enid
Last Name	Hardie
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Member
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-72
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	enid hardie
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Norman David Hardie	M	1924	New Zealand	Leader	Christchurch, New Zealand	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
A. Joseph (Joe) MacDonald	M	-	New Zealand	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Urkien Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Enid Hardie	F	-	New Zealand	Member	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	939
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Reference ID	01
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Hardie, Norman
Title	In Highest Nepal
Publisher	George Allen & Unwin, London
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	H78
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	948
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Reference ID	02
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Hardie, N. D.
Title	Mount Chamlang Survey Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	20:87-93 (1957)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MERA55301
Reference ID	03
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/9/mount-chamlang-survey-expedition/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MERA55301	-	Hardie, Norman	In Highest Nepal	George Allen & Unwin, London	-	H78
MERA55301	HJ	Hardie, N. D.	Mount Chamlang Survey Expedition	-	20:87-93 (1957)	-
MERA55301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/9/mount-chamlang-survey-expedition/	-	-	-