Putha Hiunchuli | 1954 E Ridge from N

A UK expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 1954 via E Ridge from N, led by J. O. M. Roberts. Summit reached on 11th November 1954. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3029
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUTH54301
Peak ID	PUTH
Year	1954
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge from N
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	J. O. M. Roberts
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	Barbung Khola
Basecamp Date	1954-11-05
Summit Date	1954-11-11
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	8
Termination Date	1954-11-13
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7246
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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	Attempted Mukut Himal (MUKT-543-01); recon Dhaulagiri II and III
Campsites	BC(05/11,4575m),C1(07/11,5335m),C2(5940m),C3(10/11,6475m),Smt(11/11)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2438497
Year	1954
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge from n

Field	Value
ID	22052
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUTH54301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUTH
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	James Owen Merion
Last Name	Roberts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	Military officer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7246
Summit Date 1	1954-11-11
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	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	(1916-1997) Died 1 November 1997 in Pokhara (Obit: HJ 54:281-285 1998)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2419126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james owen merion roberts
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22053
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUTH54301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUTH
Year	1954
Season	3
First Name	Ang Nyima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India (born in 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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7246
Summit Date 1	1954-11-11
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	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	(1931-1986) Died of illness
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	176
Checksum	-2017
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang nyima sherpa
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
James Owen Merion Roberts	M	1916	UK	Leader	-	Military officer	Details Other expeditions
Ang Nyima Sherpa	M	1931	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India (born in Solukhumbu)	-	Details Other expeditions
George Lorimer	M	1917	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	13765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUTH54301
Reference ID	03
Year	1954
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/8/round-about-dhaulagiri/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUTH54301
Reference ID	04
Year	1954
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1955_files/AJ60%201955%20248-256%20Roberts%20Dhaulagiri.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUTH54301	HJ	Roberts, J. O. M.	Round About Dhaulagiri	-	19:98-108 (1955-56)	-
PUTH54301	AJ	Roberts, J. O. M.	Round About Dhaulagiri	-	60:248-256 (Nov 1955)	-
PUTH54301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/8/round-about-dhaulagiri/	-	-	-
PUTH54301	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1955_files/AJ60%201955%20248-256%20Roberts%20Dhaulagiri.pdf	-	-	-