Pokalde | 1954 Kongma La-N Ridge

A UK expedition to Pokalde in 1954 via Kongma La-N Ridge, led by Ralph Izzard. Summit reached on 27th April 1954. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3019
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Kongma La-N Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Ralph Izzard
Sponsor	Daily Mail Himalayan Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd,3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1954-04-27
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	6
Summit Members	5
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 Kangcho (KCHN-541-01) and Hongu South Peak (1st ascent)
Campsites	Smt(27/04,??/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	KCHN54101
Checksum	2438164
Year	1954
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	kongma la-n ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	26223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Charles (Chunk)
Last Name	Lagus
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5806
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles (chunk) lagus
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22034
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Ralph William Burdick
Last Name	Izzard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1910
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	(1910-1992) Died 2 December 1992
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2416971
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ralph william burdick izzard
Year of Birth	1910
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26222
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	William (Bill)
Last Name	Edgar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5806
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william (bill) edgar
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26224
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Thomas Ralph (Tom)
Last Name	Stobart
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Cameraman
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5806
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	(1914-1980) Died 20 Nov 1980
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2418206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas ralph (tom) stobart
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26225
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	John Angelo
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1921
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Schoolmaster
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5806
Summit Date 1	1954-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	(1921-2005) Died 2 July 2005
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2420770
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john angelo jackson
Year of Birth	1921
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	POKA54101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	POKA
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Stanley
Last Name	Jeeves
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Photographer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5806
Summit Date 1	1954-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stanley jeeves
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Charles (Chunk) Lagus	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ralph William Burdick Izzard	M	1910	UK	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
William (Bill) Edgar	M	-	UK	Exp Doctor	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Ralph (Tom) Stobart	M	1914	UK	Cameraman	-	-	Details Other expeditions
John Angelo Jackson	M	1921	UK	Climber	Yorkshire, England	Schoolmaster	Details Other expeditions
Stanley Jeeves	M	-	UK	Climber	-	Photographer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.