Tripura Hiunchuli | 1991 S Buttress to S Smt

A UK expedition to Tripura Hiunchuli in 1991 via S Buttress to S Smt, led by Doug Scott. Summit reached on 28th October 1991. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	543
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Buttress to S Smt
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Doug Scott
Sponsor	British Kanjiroba Himal Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st of S Smt
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	India
Approach	Baglung (by air)->BC
Basecamp Date	1991-10-24
Summit Date	1991-10-28
Summit Time	1600
Summit Days	4
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6444
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
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	Hanging Valley by Scott, Wallace and McMahon on 23 Oct
Campsites	BC(24/10,4000m),C1(25/10,4800m),C2(26/10,5200m),S-Smt(28/10,6444m)
Route Notes	S Buttress 500m so rock grade 4.5, then 800m snow-ice. Entire route was French T.D. 28th climbed it & had bitterly cold (-25 degrees) biv on rock without sleepimg bags. Cullen in support in C2. Reached top of South Summit at 4 pm after having left C1 at about 6:00 am. On 29th reached BC at 2:00 pm.
Accidents	None
Achievement	1st ascent of South Summit
Agency	Nepal Trek House
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452214
Year	1991
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s buttress to s smt

Members

Field	Value
ID	21508
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Nigel
Last Name	Porter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Halstead, Essex, England
Occupation	Quantity surveyor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6444
Summit Date 1	1991-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431474
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nigel porter
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Sharavati (Sharu)
Last Name	Prabhu
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Bombay, India
Occupation	Marketing officer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6444
Summit Date 1	1991-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434844
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sharavati (sharu) prabhu
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Douglas Keith (Doug)
Last Name	Scott
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Author
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6444
Summit Date 1	1991-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	(1941-2020) Died 7 Dec 2020
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2428177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	douglas keith (doug) scott
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	21511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Edwin
Last Name	Wallage
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Belmont, Durham, England
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432972
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edwin wallage
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	37
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	21512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	John
Last Name	Cullen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Computer systems consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	5200
Summit Date 1	1991-10-26
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	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	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2432107
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john cullen
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TRIP
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Brian
Last Name	McMahon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Edlesborough, Buckingham, England
Occupation	Tree surgeon
Leader	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2433287
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brian mcmahon
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Nigel Porter	M	1950	UK	Climber	Halstead, Essex, England	Quantity surveyor	Details Other expeditions
Sharavati (Sharu) Prabhu	F	1959	India	Climber	Bombay, India	Marketing officer	Details Other expeditions
Douglas Keith (Doug) Scott	M	1941	UK	Leader	Carlisle, Cumbria, England	Author	Details Other expeditions
Edwin Wallage	M	1954	UK	Climber	Belmont, Durham, England	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
John Cullen	M	1952	UK	Climber	Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England	Computer systems consultant	Details Other expeditions
Brian McMahon	M	1955	UK	Climber	Edlesborough, Buckingham, England	Tree surgeon	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2487
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Reference ID	01
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	66:228 (1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4628
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Reference ID	02
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	143:6 (Jan 1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11502
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TRIP91301
Reference ID	03
Year	1991
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199222802/Asia-Nepal-Tripura-Hiunchuli-Hanging-Glacier-Peak-IV-Kanjiroba-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TRIP91301	AAJ	-	-	-	66:228 (1992)	-
TRIP91301	MM	-	-	-	143:6 (Jan 1992)	-
TRIP91301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199222802/Asia-Nepal-Tripura-Hiunchuli-Hanging-Glacier-Peak-IV-Kanjiroba-Himal	-	-	-