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 | - | - | - |