Mukut Himal | 1967 W Ridge-NW Face

A Netherlands expedition to Mukut Himal in 1967 via W Ridge-NW Face, led by J. A. Noordijk. Summit reached on 11th November 1967. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5154
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MUKT67301
Peak ID MUKT
Year 1967
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-NW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders J. A. Noordijk
Sponsor Netherlands Himalayan Expedition 1967
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach From Barbung Khola
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1967-11-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6087
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC,C1,C2,Smt(11/11)
Route Notes Most likely this team climbed Langru (Mukut Himal). From F. C. Dufour - 12 July 2020 (by email) Mukot Himal (6087m) on the Leomann maps (Sheet 3) was ascended for the first time by Fons Driessen, Michiel van Mourik Broekman with the Sherpas Phu Dhorji and Tenzing Gyaltso from the east on the 11 November 1967.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 3227
Year 1967
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-nw face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Johannes Adolf Noordijk M 1918 Netherlands Leader Warmond, Netherlands Pediatric surgeon, medical faculty, Rotterdam Details Other expeditions
Johannes Rogier Wouters M 1944 Netherlands Climber Leiden, Netherlands Medical assistant Details Other expeditions
Ole Ernst Hendrik (Baron) Bentinck M 1914 Netherlands Climber Amsterdam, Netherlands Banker Details Other expeditions
Alfons J. (Fons) Driessen M 1942 Netherlands Climber Amsterdam, Netherlands Chemistry student at Technische Hogeschool, Delft Details Other expeditions
Florentin Charles Dufour M 1941 Netherlands Climber Bilthoven, Netherlands Student of mining engineering at Technische Hogeschool, Delft Details Other expeditions
J. F. (Ferd) De Beaufort M - Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Michiel C. Van Mourik Broekman M - Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Phu Dorje Sherpa M 1937 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Gyatso Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MUKT67301 - Noordijk, J. A. & Van Mourik Broekman, Michiel De Nederlandse Himalaya-Expeditie 1967 K.N.A.V., 's Gravenhage, Netherlands - -
MUKT67301 MW Noordijk, J. A. Between Dhaula and Dolpo - 94-99 (1968-69) -
MUKT67301 - Griffin, Lindsay http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215699 - - -
MUKT67301 AAJ Griffin, Lindsay Mukot Himal, Historical First Ascent from the West - 95:193 (2020) -