Dingjung North | 1955 W side
A UK expedition to Dingjung North in 1955 via W side, led by Alfred Gregory. Summit reached on 16th May 1955. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4521 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DING55101 |
| Peak ID | DING |
| Year | 1955 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Alfred Gregory |
| Sponsor | Merseyside Himalayan Expedition 1955 |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1955-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6320 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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 | Climbed Panaio Toupa (PANT-551-01), Parchamo (PARC-551-01), Pimu (PAML-551-01), Ramdung (RAMD-551-01), Chekigo (CHEK-551-01), Ripimo Shar (RIPI-551-01), Dapladadangdio and Singkar; attempted Pangbuk Ri (PANG-551-01); recon Gaurishankar (GAUR-551-01) |
| Campsites | Smt(16/05) |
| Route Notes | Most likely climbed Dingjung Ri (6249m). This team called their peak Kangkuru. Letter to Salisbury from Dennis Davis - March 5, 2004 The reason we named Kangkuru was that we had to jump an enormous crevass which would have stopped us reaching us reaching the summit had we not done so. Kang is used on many names of peaks, also Kuru is used as in Dhankuru. It seemed apt to us to name the peak after such a big jump after the Australian Kangeroo, hence Kangkuru! Silly, but true. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | RAMD55101 |
| Checksum | 2441159 |
| Year | 1955 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred John (Alf) Gregory | M | 1913 | UK | Leader | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Boultbee | M | - | UK | Climber | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dennis P. Davis | M | 1927 | UK | Climber | Anglesey, Wales | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.