Everest | 1934 N Col

A UK expedition to Everest in 1934 via N Col, led by Maurice Wilson. Summit reached on 24th May 1934. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2740
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER34101
Peak ID EVER
Year 1934
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Maurice Wilson
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 -
Basecamp Date 1934-04-14
Summit Date 1934-05-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 40
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/04,5000m),C1(17/04,5400m),C2(18/04,6035m),C3(14/05,6400m),xxx(24/05,6900m)
Route Notes Email from Colin Wallace - 24 Jan 2007 I have done a little bit of research on the names of the Sherpa's who were with Maurice Wilson on his Everest expedition. They were: Tewang Sherpa Rinzing Sherpa Tsering Sherpa This information is from Reinhold Messner's book 'The Crystal Horizon'.
Accidents Wilson's death
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2429606
Year 1934
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Maurice Wilson M 1898 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Tewang Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Rinzing (Rinsing) Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tsering Tarke Bhutia M 1908 India Porter - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER34101 - Roberts, Dennis I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone Robert Hale, London - R251
EVER34101 AJ Blakeney, T. S. Maurice Wilson and Everest, 1934 - 70:269-272 (Nov 1965) -
EVER34101 - Meier-Husing, Peter Wo die Schneelowen Tanzen Malik, Munich - -
EVER34101 - Hanson, Ruth Maurice Wilson, A Yorkshireman on Everest Hayloft, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, UK - -
EVER34101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1965_files/AJ%201965%20269-274%20Blakeney%20Maurice%20Wilson.pdf - - -