Everest | 1950 Khumbu Glacier (recon)

A USA expedition to Everest in 1950 via Khumbu Glacier (recon), led by Charles Houston. Summit reached on 19th November 1950. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2745
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER50301
Peak ID EVER
Year 1950
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Khumbu Glacier (recon)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Charles Houston
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 UK
Approach Thyangboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 1950-11-16
Summit Date 1950-11-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 3
Termination Date 1950-11-19
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5790
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 S Face of Pumori to 5800m for view of Khumbu Glacier
Campsites -
Route Notes Explored Khumbu Glacier up to Kalapattar looking for entrance to Western Cwm.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2435645
Year 1950
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) khumbu glacier (recon)

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles Snead Houston M 1913 USA Leader Exeter, New Hampshire Physician Details Other expeditions
Harold William Tilman M 1898 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Oscar Rempel Houston M 1883 USA Member - - Details Other expeditions
Andrew Bakewell M 1913 USA Member - Jesuit priest Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Strong (Betsy) Cowles F 1902 USA Member - - Details Other expeditions

References

9 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER50301 AAJ Houston, Charles South Face of Mount Everest - 25:12-21 (1951) -
EVER50301 - Robertson, Janet Betsy Cowles Partridge, Mountaineer University Press of Colorado, CO - -
EVER50301 HJ Houston, Charles Towards Everest - 17:9-18 (1952) -
EVER50301 AAJ Cowles, Elizabeth S. Eastern Nepal, 1950 - 25:1-11 (1951) -
EVER50301 MW Kurz, Marcel Himalaya 1947-1950 - 177-189 (1952) -
EVER50301 MW Cowles, Elizabeth S. Mount Everest 1952: North to Everest - 35-39 (1953) -
EVER50301 - Tilman, H. W. Nepal Himalaya Cambridge University Press, Cambridge - T166
EVER50301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195100100/North-to-Everest - - -
EVER50301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/17/1/towards-everest-1950-2/ - - -