Amphu Gyabjen | 1953 NE Side-S Ridge
A UK expedition to Amphu Gyabjen in 1953 via NE Side-S Ridge, led by John Hunt.
Summit reached on 11th April 1953.
4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2645
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
|
| Expedition ID |
AMPG53101
|
| Peak ID |
AMPG
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| Host Country |
1
|
| Route 1 |
NE Side-S Ridge
|
| Route 2 |
-
|
| Route 3 |
-
|
| Route 4 |
-
|
| Nationality |
UK
|
| Leaders |
John Hunt
|
| Sponsor |
British Expedition to Mt. Everest
|
| Success 1 |
True
|
| Success 2 |
False
|
| Success 3 |
False
|
| Success 4 |
False
|
| Ascent 1 |
1st,2nd
|
| Ascent 2 |
-
|
| Ascent 3 |
-
|
| Ascent 4 |
-
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Countries |
-
|
| Approach |
Ama Dablam Glacier
|
| Basecamp Date |
-
|
| Summit Date |
1953-04-11
|
| Summit Time |
-
|
| Summit Days |
0
|
| Total Days |
0
|
| Termination Date |
-
|
| Termination Reason |
1
|
| Termination Notes |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
5630
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Camps |
0
|
| Fixed Rope (m) |
0
|
| Total Members |
4
|
| Summit Members |
4
|
| Member Deaths |
0
|
| Total Hired |
0
|
| Summit Hired |
0
|
| Hired Deaths |
0
|
| No Hired |
True
|
| O2 Used |
True
|
| O2 None |
False
|
| O2 Climb |
True
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Taken |
False
|
| O2 Unknown |
False
|
| Other Summits |
Climbed Everest (EVER-531-01), Imjatse (IMJA-531-01), Kangchung Nup (KCHN-531-01), Pointed Peak (POIN-531-01), Pokalde (POKA-531-01) and Chhukung Tse (CHUK-531-01)
|
| Campsites |
Smt(11-12/04)
|
| Route Notes |
Ambu Gyabjen was climbed to test oxygen equipment.
|
| Accidents |
-
|
| Achievement |
-
|
| Agency |
-
|
| Commercial Route |
-
|
| Standard Route |
-
|
| Primary Route |
False
|
| Primary Member |
True
|
| Primary Reference |
True
|
| Primary ID |
EVER53101
|
| Checksum |
2439357
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Summit Success |
True
|
| O2 Summary |
Used
|
| Route (lowercase) |
ne side-s ridge
|
Members
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
21993
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
AMPG53101
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
AMPG
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Henry Cecil John
|
| Last Name |
Hunt
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1910
|
| Calculated Age |
42
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
-
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| 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) |
5630
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1953-04-11
|
| 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 |
True
|
| O2 None |
False
|
| O2 Climb |
True
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
For testing
|
| 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 |
(1910-1998) Died 8 Nov 1998 in England (Obit: AJ 104:324-332 1999)
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2416873
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
henry cecil john hunt
|
| Year of Birth |
1910
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
43
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
22005
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
AMPG53101
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
AMPG
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Thomas Duncan (Tom)
|
| Last Name |
Bourdillon
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1924
|
| Calculated Age |
29
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Climber
|
| Residence |
Aylesbury, Buckingham, England
|
| 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) |
5630
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1953-04-11
|
| 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 |
True
|
| O2 None |
False
|
| O2 Climb |
True
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
For testing
|
| 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 |
(1924-1956) Killed on 29 July 1956 in the Alps in alpine accident (Obit AJ 61:357-361 Nov 1956)
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2421875
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
thomas duncan (tom) bourdillon
|
| Year of Birth |
1924
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
29
|
| Role |
Member
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
22006
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
AMPG53101
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
AMPG
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf)
|
| Last Name |
Noyce
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1917
|
| Calculated Age |
35
|
| 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) |
5630
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1953-04-12
|
| 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 |
True
|
| O2 None |
False
|
| O2 Climb |
True
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
For testing
|
| 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 |
(1917-1962) Died 24 July 1962 in Pamirs in alpine accident (Obit AJ 67:384-385 Nov 1962)
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2419615
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
cuthbert wilfrid frank (wilf) noyce
|
| Year of Birth |
1917
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
36
|
| Role |
Member
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
22007
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
AMPG53101
|
| Member ID |
04
|
| Peak ID |
AMPG
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Michael Phelps
|
| Last Name |
Ward
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1925
|
| Calculated Age |
28
|
| Citizenship |
UK
|
| Status |
Climber
|
| Residence |
Petworth, W Sussex, England
|
| Occupation |
Surgeon
|
| 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) |
5630
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1953-04-12
|
| 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 |
True
|
| O2 None |
False
|
| O2 Climb |
True
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
For testing
|
| 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 |
(1925-2005) Died 7 Oct 2005 from aneurysm in England
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2422249
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
michael phelps ward
|
| Year of Birth |
1925
|
| Year |
1953
|
| Age at Expedition |
28
|
| Role |
Member
|
4 recorded members.
References
0 recorded references.