Chhukung Tse | 1953 N Face

A UK expedition to Chhukung Tse in 1953 via N Face, led by John Hunt. Summit reached on 3rd April 1953. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4381
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHUK53101
Peak ID CHUK
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
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
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries New Zealand
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1953-04-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5833
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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), Ambu Gyabjen (AMBG-531-01), Kangchung Nup (KCHN-531-01), Pointed Peak (POIN-531-01), Pokalde (POKA-531-01) and Imjatse (IMJA-531-01)
Campsites Smt(03/04)
Route Notes Oxygen sets were tested for upcoming Everest climb.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER53101
Checksum 2440204
Year 1953
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Henry Cecil John Hunt M 1910 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Norgay M 1914 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions
Alfred John (Alf) Gregory M 1913 UK Climber Blackpool, Lancashire, England - Details Other expeditions
Wallace George Lowe M 1924 New Zealand Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.