Narphu | 2014 W Face

A UK expedition to Narphu in 2014 via W Face, led by Brian Jackson. Summit reached on 22nd November 2014. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8639
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Brian Jackson
Sponsor	Unclimbed Peak Expedition 2014
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st official
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Syanga->Marshyangdi
Basecamp Date	2014-11-19
Summit Date	2014-11-22
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	3
Total Days	4
Termination Date	2014-11-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	5921
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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(19/11,5230m),Smt(22/11)
Route Notes	The team went to the so-called hidden valleys or lost valleys where the villages of Naar and Phu are located north and northeast of Pisang Peak, and west of Kanguru in the Annapurna Conservation Area. All six members and three Nepalese helpers made the first ascent of 5921m high Mt. Narphu. They left BC at 5230m on 22 November at 3 am, avoided a hanging glacier via the steep West Face, were on the summit 12 hours later, and were back in BC at 7:30 pm. via the same route. They fixed 150m of rope from 100m to 50m below the top on the steepest section (45 to 70 degrees) in 85 km/hr wind on summit day. Nepalese assistants: Mingmar Dorje Sherpa, 28/6/81 (14/3/2038), Gudel, Solu Pasang Sherpa, 12/8/75 (27/4/2032), Jiri Shikhar Pandey, 15/4/90 (2/1/2047), Kathmandu, son of Bikram Pandey, Head of Himalaya Expeditions trekking agency
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460303
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	62651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Heather Mary
Last Name	Bentley
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Great Barton, Suffolk, England
Occupation	Veterinary surgeon
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435244
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heather mary bentley
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62652
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Catherine Ann
Last Name	Husted
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Charity worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437341
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	catherine ann husted
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62653
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Brian James
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Wales
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437592
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brian james jackson
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	62654
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Dawn Patricia
Last Name	Richardson
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Durham, England
Occupation	Security expert
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439270
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawn patricia richardson
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62655
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	James Lindley
Last Name	Salt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Barnsley, S Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Director of food retail business
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437573
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james lindley salt
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62656
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Rhiannon Dianne
Last Name	Thomson
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Chester, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Marketing director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443244
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rhiannon dianne thomson
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62657
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Mingmar Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442717
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingmar dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62658
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jiri, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440575
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62659
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	NPHU
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Shikhar
Last Name	Pandey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5921
Summit Date 1	2014-11-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shikhar pandey
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Heather Mary Bentley	F	1960	UK	Climber	Great Barton, Suffolk, England	Veterinary surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Catherine Ann Husted	F	1966	UK	Climber	Hong Kong	Charity worker	Details Other expeditions
Brian James Jackson	M	1967	UK	Leader	Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Wales	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dawn Patricia Richardson	F	1972	UK	Climber	Durham, England	Security expert	Details Other expeditions
James Lindley Salt	M	1967	UK	Climber	Barnsley, S Yorkshire, England	Director of food retail business	Details Other expeditions
Rhiannon Dianne Thomson	F	1982	UK	Climber	Chester, Cheshire, England	Marketing director	Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Dorje Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gudel-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Jiri, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Shikhar Pandey	M	1990	Nepal	Sirdar	Kathmandu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9262
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Reference ID	01
Year	2014
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabTp783TRg
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Audio

Field	Value
ID	9263
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Reference ID	02
Year	2014
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213264/Nar-Phu-West-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9264
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Reference ID	03
Year	2014
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://fullmoviewatch.org/videos/nar-phu-peak-unclimbed-peak-expedition-2014-full-feature-filmhtml
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Video

Field	Value
ID	9373
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Reference ID	04
Year	2014
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Jackson, Brian
Title	Nar Phu, West Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2015
Language	-
Citation	89:288-289 (2015)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10408
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NPHU14301
Reference ID	05
Year	2014
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213264/Nar-Phu-West-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NPHU14301	-	-	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabTp783TRg	-	-	-
NPHU14301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213264/Nar-Phu-West-Face	-	-	-
NPHU14301	-	-	http://fullmoviewatch.org/videos/nar-phu-peak-unclimbed-peak-expedition-2014-full-feature-filmhtml	-	-	-
NPHU14301	AAJ	Jackson, Brian	Nar Phu, West Face	-	89:288-289 (2015)	-
NPHU14301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213264/Nar-Phu-West-Face	-	-	-