Boktoh | 1953 E Ridge

A UK expedition to Boktoh in 1953 via E Ridge, led by John Kempe. Summit reached on 11th May 1953. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4663
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BOKT53101
Peak ID BOKT
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders John Kempe
Sponsor -
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1953-05-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
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 Kotang (KOTA-531-01) and Talung (TLNG-531-01); recon Kangchenjunga (KANG-531-01)
Campsites BC,C1(10/05,5350m),xxx(11/05,6000m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID KOTA53101
Checksum 2439702
Year 1953
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John William Rolfe Kempe M 1917 UK Leader Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Details Other expeditions
Gilmour C. Lewis M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.