Everest | 1947 N Col

A Canada expedition to Everest in 1947 via N Col, led by Earl Denman. Summit reached on 15th April 1947. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2744
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER47101
Peak ID EVER
Year 1947
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Earl Denman
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 1947-04-08
Summit Date 1947-04-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1947-04-17
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned below N Col due to high winds
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
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(08/04),Biv1,Biv2,Biv3,Biv4,xxx(15/04,6800m)
Route Notes Denman claims to have reached 23,500 ft (7160m), but his guide Tenzing Norgay Sherpa says they stopped short of the N Col (perhaps 6800m).
Accidents -
Achievement Claimed altitude of 7150m
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2434328
Year 1947
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Earl Denman M 1914 Canada Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Norgay M 1914 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER47101 - Denman, Earl Alone to Everest Coward-McCann, New York - D153