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 - - -