Everest | 1933 N Col-N Face
A UK expedition to Everest in 1933 via N Col-N Face, led by Hugh Ruttledge. Summit reached on 30th May 1933. 43 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2739 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER33101 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1933 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Hugh Ruttledge |
| 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 | Sikkim->Chumbi Valley->Tibet |
| Basecamp Date | 1933-04-17 |
| Summit Date | 1933-05-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 43 |
| Total Days | 76 |
| Termination Date | 1933-07-02 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8570 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 50 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(17/04,5000m),C1(21/04,5400m),C2(26/04,6035m),C3A(02/05,6400m),C3B(08/05),C4(15/05,6950m),C5(22/05,7830m),C6(29/05,8350m),xxx(30/05,8570m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2429246 |
| Year | 1933 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-n face |
Members
43 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Ruttledge | M | 1884 | UK | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Anthony (Tom) Brocklebank | M | 1908 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Raymond Greene | M | 1901 | UK | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| John Edmund Hugh Boustead | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | - | Major in military service | Details Other expeditions |
| Colin Grant (Ferdie) Crawford | M | 1890 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eugene St. John Birnie | M | 1900 | UK | Climber | - | Captain in military service | Details Other expeditions |
| Percy Wyn-Harris | M | 1903 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| E. C. (Tommy) Thompson | M | - | UK | Radio Operator | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Francis Sydney (Frank) Smythe | M | 1900 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| William McLean | M | 1899 | UK | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Earle Shipton | M | 1907 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| George W. Wood-Johnson | M | 1905 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| William Russell Smyth-Windham | M | 1910 | UK | Radio Operator | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Oswald Shebbeare | M | 1884 | UK | Transport Officer | Bengal, India | Naturalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lawrence Rickard Wager | M | 1904 | UK | Climber | - | Lecturer in geology at Reading Univ | Details Other expeditions |
| John Laurence (Jack) Longland | M | 1905 | UK | Climber | - | Lecturer of English literature at Durham Univ | Details Other expeditions |
| Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa | M | 1911 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Nima Sherpa | M | 1907 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1912 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1912 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tharkay Sherpa | M | 1908 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tshering Sherpa | M | 1910 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tshering Sherpa | M | 1909 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pare, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa | M | 1907 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ila Kitar Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jigme Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kitar Sherpa | M | 1905 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kusang Namgyal Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Chedi Sherpa | M | 1903 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1915 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang Sherpa | M | 1903 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Narsang Sherpa | M | 1891 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Bhutia | M | - | India | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kikuli Sherpa | M | 1911 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Phutar Sherpa | M | 1910 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tenzing Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rinzing (Rinsing) Bhutia | M | - | India | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tewang Bhutia | M | - | India | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsering Tarke Bhutia | M | 1908 | India | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangdi Nurbu (Ongdi) Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tshering (Da Tsering) Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kipa Lama Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
11 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER33101 | - | Ruttledge, Hugh | Everest 1933 | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | R413 |
| EVER33101 | - | Smythe, Francis S. | Camp 6 | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | S624 |
| EVER33101 | AJ | Ruttledge, H. | The Mt. Everest Expedition, 1933 | - | 45:216-231 (1933) | - |
| EVER33101 | AJ | Longstaff, T. G. | Lessons from the Mt. Everest Expedition of 1933 | - | 46:102-110 (1934) | - |
| EVER33101 | AJ | Crawford, C. G. | Everest, 1933: Extracts from the Diary of C. G. Crawford | - | 46:111-129 (1934) | - |
| EVER33101 | AJ | Strutt, E. L. | The English Mt. Everest Expedition, 1933 | - | 44:262-263 (1932) | - |
| EVER33101 | - | Ruttledge, Hugh | Attack on Everest | McBride, New York | - | R413 |
| EVER33101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1934_files/AJ46%201934%20102-110%20Longstaff%20Lessons%20from%20Everest%201933.pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER33101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1934_files/AJ46%201934%20111-129%20Crawford%20Everest%20Diary.pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER33101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1933_files/AJ45%201933%20216-231%20Ruttledge%20Everest%201933.pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER33101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1932_files/AJ44%201932%20262-263%20Strutt%20English%20Everest%20Exped.pdf | - | - | - |