Naulekh | 1954 N Side

A New Zealand expedition to Naulekh in 1954 via N Side, led by Edmund Hillary. Summit reached on 8th June 1954. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4097
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NAUL54101
Peak ID NAUL
Year 1954
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Edmund Hillary
Sponsor New Zealand Alpine Club Barun Valley Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1954-06-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6362
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 Baruntse (BARU-541-01), Pethangtse (PETH-541-01), Pethangtse East (PTHE-541-01) and Chago (CHAG-541-01) (all 1st ascents); attempted attempted Cho Polu (CHOP-541-01) and Makalu II (MAK2-541-01); recon Makalu (MAKA-541-02)
Campsites Smt(08/06)
Route Notes The source of this information is New Zealand Alpine Journal as quoted by George Lowe (pg 60-61) in East of Everest written by Edmund Hillary and George Lowe.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID BARU54101
Checksum 2438116
Year 1954
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Edmund Percival Hillary M 1919 New Zealand Leader Auckland, New Zealand Apiarist & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Colin MacDonald Todd M 1927 New Zealand Climber - - Details Other expeditions
William B. (Bill) Beaven M 1926 New Zealand Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.