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.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hugh Ruttledge M 1884 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Gordon Noel Humphreys M 1883 UK Exp Doctor - Physician, et al Details Other expeditions
Eric Earle Shipton M 1907 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Francis Sydney (Frank) Smythe M 1900 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Percy Wyn-Harris M 1903 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
James Merricks Lewis Gavin M 1911 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Edmund Hugh Lewis Wigram M 1911 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Charles Buchanan Moncur Warren M 1906 UK Climber - Physician Details Other expeditions
William Russell Smyth-Windham M 1910 UK Radio Operator - - Details Other expeditions
Charles John Morris M 1895 UK Transport Officer - - Details Other expeditions
Edwin Garnett Hone Kempson M 1902 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Peter Roderick Oliver M 1909 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ila (Aila) Sherpa M 1913 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa M 1911 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1915 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Karma Sherpa M 1913 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 (Pansy) Sherpa M 1907 Nepal H-A Worker Khunde, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa M 1907 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Gyalgen Sherpa M 1915 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ila Tenzing Sherpa M 1916 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Nukku Sherpa M 1910 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - 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
Tenzing Norgay M 1914 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Nurbu (Ongdi) Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tsering Tarke Bhutia M 1908 India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tewang Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Narsang Sherpa M 1891 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

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 - - -