Pokalde | 1953 Kongma La-N Ridge

A UK expedition to Pokalde in 1953 via Kongma La-N Ridge, led by John Hunt. Summit reached on 15th April 1953. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3018
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID POKA53101
Peak ID POKA
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Kongma La-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 -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1953-04-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5806
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 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 Everest (EVER-531-01), Ambu Gyabjen (AMBG-531-01), Imjatse (IMJA-531-01), Kangchung Nup (KCHN-531-01), Pointed Peak (POIN-531-01) and Chhukung Tse (CHUK-531-01)
Campsites Smt(15/04)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER53101
Checksum 2437786
Year 1953
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) kongma la-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
Thomas Duncan (Tom) Bourdillon M 1924 UK Climber Aylesbury, Buckingham, England - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.