Cho Oyu | 1959 W Ridge-W Face

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1959 via W Ridge-W Face, led by Claude Kogan. Summit reached on 29th September 1959. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2679
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge-W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Claude Kogan
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	Belgium, India, Switzerland, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1959-09-14
Summit Date	1959-09-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	15
Total Days	31
Termination Date	1959-10-15
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7100m after C4 destroyed by avalanche
High Point (m)	7100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	12
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	2
Total Hired	11
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	2
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(14/09,5600m),C1(6000m),C2(6400m),C3(6800m),C4(29/09,7100m),xxx(01/10,7100m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	4 died in avalanches (Kogan, Van der Stratten and 2 Sherpas)
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2442445
Year	1959
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge-w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	22169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Kogan
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1959-10-01
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	True
Death Date	1959-10-02
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	7100
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Disappeared between Oct 2-11 (avalanche destroyed C4)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1919-1959) Died 2 Oct 1959 on Cho Oyu from avalanche
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-2105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	claude kogan
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Claudine
Last Name	Van der Stratten
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Belgium
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1959-09-29
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	True
Death Date	1959-10-02
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	7100
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Disappeared between Oct 2-11 (avalanche destroyed C4)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1959) Died 2 Oct 1959 on Cho Oyu from avalanche
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	claudine van der stratten
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Ang Norbu
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1959-09-29
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	True
Death Date	1959-10-02
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	7100
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Disappeared between Oct 2-11 (avalanche destroyed C4)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1959) Died 2 Oct 1959 on Cho Oyu from avalanche
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	ang norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Chhowang
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1959-10-02
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	True
Death Date	1959-10-02
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6900
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Died in avalanche just above C3 while climbing to C4
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1959) Died 2 Oct 1959 on Cho Oyu from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	chhowang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26387
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Margaret Patricia
Last Name	Darvall
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	(1911-1996)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2073
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	margaret patricia darvall
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	48
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26388
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Eileen Mary
Last Name	Healey
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1920
Calculated Age	39
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	aka Eileen Gregory (maiden name)
Necrology	(1920-2010) Died 22 Nov 2010
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2420497
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eileen mary healey
Year of Birth	1920
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26389
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Micheline
Last Name	Rambaud
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	France
Status	Exp Photographer
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	micheline rambaud
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26390
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Colette
Last Name	Le Bret
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1920
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	France
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Physician
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)	6000
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	2420338
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	colette le bret
Year of Birth	1920
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26391
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Louise (Loulou)
Last Name	Boulaz
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1908
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Switzerland
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	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	(1909-1991)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2071
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	louise (loulou) boulaz
Year of Birth	1908
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26392
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Nima
Last Name	-
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	Daughter of Tenzing Norgay
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26393
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Pem-Pem Tensing
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	Daughter of Tenzing Norgay
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pem-pem tensing
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26394
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Doma
Last Name	-
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	Niece of Tenzing Norgay
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	doma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26395
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Dorothea Margaret
Last Name	Gravina
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1905
Calculated Age	54
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	aka Molly Briggs
Necrology	(1905-1990)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2067
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorothea margaret gravina
Year of Birth	1905
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Jeanne
Last Name	Franco
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
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	Wife of Jean Franco
Necrology	(xxxx-2007) Died 1 March 2007 (born 1912?)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeanne franco
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26673
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Wangdi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Manali, India
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1959-09-29
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	True
Injury Date	1959-10-02
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	7
Injury Height (m)	6900
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Born Namche Bazar
Necrology	(1932-1973) Obit HJ 33:226-227
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-2094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wangdi sherpa
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Claude Kogan	F	1919	France	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Claudine Van der Stratten	F	1924	Belgium	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhowang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Margaret Patricia Darvall	F	1911	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Eileen Mary Healey	F	1920	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Micheline Rambaud	F	-	France	Exp Photographer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Colette Le Bret	F	1920	France	Exp Doctor	-	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Louise (Loulou) Boulaz	F	1908	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pem-Pem Tensing	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Doma	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorothea Margaret Gravina	F	1905	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jeanne Franco	F	-	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Sherpa	M	1932	Nepal	Sirdar	Manali, India	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	980
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:156 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	986
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	02
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	65:90 (May 1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3790
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	03
Year	1959
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman
Title	Cho Oyu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1978
Language	-
Citation	60:40-42 (Mar 1978)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	04
Year	1959
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Harper, Stephen
Title	Lady Killer Peak
Publisher	World Distributors, London
Publication Date	1965
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	H87
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	05
Year	1959
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Harper, Stephen
Title	A Fatal Obsession
Publisher	Book Guild Publishing, Sussex, England
Publication Date	2007
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13307
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	06
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015601/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY59301
Reference ID	07
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1960_files/AJ%201960%2088-89%20Expeditions%20Alps.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY59301	AAJ	-	-	-	34:156 (1960)	-
CHOY59301	AJ	-	-	-	65:90 (May 1960)	-
CHOY59301	MM	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman	Cho Oyu	-	60:40-42 (Mar 1978)	-
CHOY59301	-	Harper, Stephen	Lady Killer Peak	World Distributors, London	-	H87
CHOY59301	-	Harper, Stephen	A Fatal Obsession	Book Guild Publishing, Sussex, England	-	-
CHOY59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015601/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu	-	-	-
CHOY59301	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1960_files/AJ%201960%2088-89%20Expeditions%20Alps.pdf	-	-	-