Pointed Peak | 1953 N Ridge

A UK expedition to Pointed Peak in 1953 via N Ridge, led by John Hunt. Summit reached on 1st April 1953. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3016
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID POIN53101
Peak ID POIN
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders John Hunt
Sponsor -
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 Tsholo La
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1953-04-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5850
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Everest (EVER-531-01), Ambu Gyabjen (AMBG-531-01), Imjatse (IMJA-531-01), Kangchung Nup (KCHN-531-01), Pokalde (POKA-531-01) and Chhukung Tse (CHUK-531-01)
Campsites Smt(01/04)
Route Notes Pointed Peak was climbed to test oxygen equipment
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER53101
Checksum 2437772
Year 1953
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Henry Cecil John Hunt M 1910 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Michael Phelps Ward M 1925 UK Climber Petworth, W Sussex, England Surgeon Details Other expeditions
Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf) Noyce M 1917 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Charles Geoffrey Wylie M 1919 UK Climber Liphook, Hampshire, England - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.