Wilfrid Noyce
…expedition South Col, Noyce also wrote a poem called 'South Col'. On 20 May 1957, together with A. D. M. Cox, Noyce made the effective first ascent of Machapuchare (6,993 m) in the Annapurna Himal, reaching to within 50 m of the summit before turning back at that point out of respect for local religious beliefs…