Everest | 1935 N Col (recon to 7000m)

A UK expedition to Everest in 1935 via N Col (recon to 7000m), led by Eric Shipton. Summit reached on 12th July 1935. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2741
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER35201
Peak ID EVER
Year 1935
Season 2
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col (recon to 7000m)
Route 2 W side (recon)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Eric Shipton
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 New Zealand
Approach Sikkim->Chumbi Valley->Tibet
Basecamp Date 1935-07-06
Summit Date 1935-07-12
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 39
Termination Date 1935-08-14
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 16
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 Climbed Lingtren (LING-352-01), attempted Changtse (CTSE-352-01)
Campsites BC(06/07,5000m),C1(06/07,5000m),C2(07/07,6035m),C3(08/07,6400m),C4(12/07,7000m),xxx(7000m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2430021
Year 1935
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col (recon to 7000m)

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eric Earle Shipton M 1907 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Harold William Tilman M 1898 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Edwin Garnett Hone Kempson M 1902 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Charles Buchanan Moncur Warren M 1906 UK Exp Doctor - Physician Details Other expeditions
Edmund Hugh Lewis Wigram M 1911 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Leslie Vickery (Dan) Bryant M 1905 New Zealand Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Michael Alfred Spender M 1906 UK Surveyor - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tharkay Sherpa M 1908 Nepal H-A Worker Khunde, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa M 1909 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tenzing Sherpa M 1912 Nepal H-A Worker Mingbo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ila Kitar Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jigme Tshering Sherpa M 1911 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kusang Namgyal Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Rinzing (Rinsing) Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Norgay M 1914 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - 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

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER35201 AJ Warren, Charles Everest 1935: The Forgotten Adventure - 100:3-14 (1995) -
EVER35201 AJ Shipton, E. E. The Mt. Everest Reconnaissance, 1935 - 48:1-14 (1936) -
EVER35201 AJ Ruttledge, H. Mt. Everest: The Sixth Expedition - 48:221-233 (1936) -
EVER35201 - Astill, Tony Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance 1935 By author, Ashurst, Southampton, UK - -
EVER35201 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1995_files/AJ%201995%201-14%20Warren%20Everest%201935.pdf - - -
EVER35201 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1936_files/AJ48-1%201-14%20Shipton%20Mt%20Everest%20Recce.pdf - - -
EVER35201 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1936_files/AJ48%20221-233%20Ruttledge%20Mt%20Everest%206th%20Exped.pdf - - -