Amphu Gyabjen | 1959 S Ridge

A UK expedition to Amphu Gyabjen in 1959 via S Ridge, led by J. H. Emlyn Jones. Summit reached on 23rd April 1959. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2646
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	J. H. Emlyn Jones
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd,4th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Namche->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1959-04-17
Summit Date	1959-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	43
Termination Date	1959-05-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	5630
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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 Ama Dablam (AMAD-591-01)
Campsites	BC(17/04,5030m),Smt(23,25/04)
Route Notes	Summiter, summit route and date information provided by J. H. Emlyn Jones by letter in January 2004.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	AMAD59101
Checksum	2441566
Year	1959
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22162
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	John Hubert
Last Name	Emlyn Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1915
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Surveyor
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	1959-04-23
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	(1915-2014) Died 11 Feb 2014
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2418619
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john hubert emlyn jones
Year of Birth	1915
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Michael John (Mike)
Last Name	Harris
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Wolverhampton, W Midlands, 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	1959-04-23
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	(1925-1959) Died 21 May 1959 on Ama Dablam from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2107
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael john (mike) harris
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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)	5630
Summit Date 1	1959-04-23
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	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Annulu
Necrology	(1907-1985)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2089
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing (da tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26349
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Nea Everilda
Last Name	Morin
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1905
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 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	1959-04-25
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	4
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	(1905-1986) Died 12 July 1986
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2414900
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nea everilda morin
Year of Birth	1905
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Frederick Sinclair
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Occupation	Cardiologist
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	1959-04-25
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	4
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	(1914-1999) Died 23 Sept 1999 from heart failure
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2096
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frederick sinclair jackson
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMPG59101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMPG
Year	1959
Season	1
First Name	Edward Addison (Ted)
Last Name	Wrangham
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Northumberland, England
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)	5630
Summit Date 1	1959-04-25
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	4
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	(1928-2009) Died 23 June 2009
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423173
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward addison (ted) wrangham
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Hubert Emlyn Jones	M	1915	UK	Leader	London, England	Surveyor	Details Other expeditions
Michael John (Mike) Harris	M	1925	UK	Climber	Wolverhampton, W Midlands, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nea Everilda Morin	F	1905	UK	Climber	Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Frederick Sinclair Jackson	M	1914	UK	Climber	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Cardiologist	Details Other expeditions
Edward Addison (Ted) Wrangham	M	1928	UK	Climber	Northumberland, England	Photographer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.