Annapurna III | 1961 N Face

A India expedition to Annapurna III in 1961 via N Face, led by M. S. Kohli. Summit reached on 6th May 1961. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2654
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	M. S. Kohli
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	Marshyangdi River->Manang
Basecamp Date	1961-04-04
Summit Date	1961-05-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	32
Total Days	39
Termination Date	1961-05-13
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7555
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	12
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	-
Campsites	BC(04/04),C1(15/04,4700m),C2(16/04,5300m),C3.ABC(19/04,5730m),C4(22/04,6340m),C5A(25/04,6645m),C5B(05/05,6800m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2442447
Year	1961
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	22233
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Manmohan Singh
Last Name	Kohli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	India
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)	7555
Summit Date 1	1961-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1615
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	(1931-2025) Died 23 June 2025
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424734
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manmohan singh kohli
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22234
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Gyatso
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1923
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Sikkim, India
Occupation	Civil servant
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)	7555
Summit Date 1	1961-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1615
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	DOB also given as Nov 1922
Necrology	(1923-1968) Died 22 April 1968 in Delhi
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2421566
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam gyatso
Year of Birth	1923
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22235
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Girme
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Namche Bazar, 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)	7555
Summit Date 1	1961-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1615
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	HC #126?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	126
Checksum	-1957
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam girme sherpa
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26505
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	A. B. (Jungi)
Last Name	Jungalwala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Gorkha Rifles
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)	7350
Summit Date 1	1961-04-26
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2425506
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. b. (jungi) jungalwala
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26506
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	P. C.
Last Name	Chaturvedi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Flight-lieutenant, Indian Air Force
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)	7350
Summit Date 1	1961-04-26
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	p. c. chaturvedi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26507
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Vijay Singh
Last Name	Shekhawat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Lieutenant, Indian Navy
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)	5730
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vijay singh shekhawat
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26508
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	K. P.
Last Name	Sharma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Chief Yeoman of Signals, Indian Navy
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)	6900
Summit Date 1	1961-04-26
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	k. p. sharma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ashoke N. D.
Last Name	Nanavati
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bombay, India
Occupation	Pathologist, Haffkine Institute
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	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ashoke n. d. nanavati
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51293
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	21
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1961-05-06
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	4
Summit Term	15
HCN	68
Checksum	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51294
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Kancha
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1961-05-06
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	4
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kancha sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Manmohan Singh Kohli	M	1931	India	Leader	India	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Gyatso	M	1923	India	Climber	Sikkim, India	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Girme Sherpa	M	1935	Nepal	Sirdar	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
A. B. (Jungi) Jungalwala	M	1933	India	Climber	-	Captain, Gorkha Rifles	Details Other expeditions
P. C. Chaturvedi	M	-	India	Climber	-	Flight-lieutenant, Indian Air Force	Details Other expeditions
Vijay Singh Shekhawat	M	-	India	Climber	-	Lieutenant, Indian Navy	Details Other expeditions
K. P. Sharma	M	-	India	Climber	-	Chief Yeoman of Signals, Indian Navy	Details Other expeditions
Ashoke N. D. Nanavati	M	-	India	Exp Doctor	Bombay, India	Pathologist, Haffkine Institute	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa	M	1939	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kancha Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	01
Year	1961
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Kohli, M. S.
Title	Last of the Annapurnas
Publisher	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Delhi
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	K266
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1034
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	02
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	36:268-269 (1962)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1133
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	03
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Kohli, M. S.
Title	Annapurna III, 1961
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	-
Citation	25:32-42 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7311
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	04
Year	1961
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Verghese, B. G.
Title	Himalayan Endeavor
Publisher	Times of India, Bombay
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	V69
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13288
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	05
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196226800/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-III
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13725
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN361101
Reference ID	06
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/25/3/annapurna-iii-1961/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN361101	-	Kohli, M. S.	Last of the Annapurnas	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Delhi	-	K266
ANN361101	AAJ	-	-	-	36:268-269 (1962)	-
ANN361101	HJ	Kohli, M. S.	Annapurna III, 1961	-	25:32-42 (1964)	-
ANN361101	-	Verghese, B. G.	Himalayan Endeavor	Times of India, Bombay	-	V69
ANN361101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196226800/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-III	-	-	-
ANN361101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/25/3/annapurna-iii-1961/	-	-	-