Everest | 1936 N Col
A UK expedition to Everest in 1936 via N Col, led by Hugh Ruttledge. Summit reached on 14th May 1936. 33 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2742 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER36101 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1936 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col |
| 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 | 1936-04-26 |
| Summit Date | 1936-05-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 1936-06-17 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 65 |
| 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 | Attempted Changtse (CTSE-361-01) |
| Campsites | BC(26/04,5000m),C1(27/04,5400m),C2(06/05,6035m),C3(07/05,6550m),C4(14/05,7000m),xxx(7000m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2430329 |
| Year | 1936 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n col |
Members
33 recorded members.
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER36101 | - | Ruttledge, Hugh | Everest, The Unfinished Adventure | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | R414 |
| EVER36101 | AJ | Ruttledge, H. | Mt. Everest: The Sixth Expedition | - | 48:221-233 (1936) | - |
| EVER36101 | - | Smythe, Frank | Behold the Mountains | Chanticleer, New York | - | S630 |
| EVER36101 | - | Smythe, Frank | The Mountains in Color | Parrish, London | - | S630 |
| EVER36101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1936_files/AJ48%20221-233%20Ruttledge%20Mt%20Everest%206th%20Exped.pdf | - | - | - |