Everest | 1951 N Col

A Denmark expedition to Everest in 1951 via N Col, led by Klavs Becker-Larsen. Summit reached on 7th May 1951. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2746
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER51101
Peak ID EVER
Year 1951
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Denmark
Leaders Klavs Becker-Larsen
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 Namche->Nangpa La->Rongbuk->C1
Basecamp Date 1951-05-03
Summit Date 1951-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 11
Termination Date 1951-05-14
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(03/05,5030m),C1(05/05,5425m),C2(07/05,6000m),C3(08/05,6400m),xxx(09/05,6800m)
Route Notes Followed early British routes almost to N Col (300 ft below).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2435815
Year 1951
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Klavs Becker-Larsen M 1927 Denmark Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa M 1911 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1915 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Jigme Tshering Sherpa M 1911 Nepal Porter Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa M 1925 Nepal H-A Worker Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu) - Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER51101 AAJ - - - 29:174-175 (1955) -
EVER51101 MW - - - 277-279 (1952) -
EVER51101 MW Kurz, Marcel Mount Everest 1952: A Century of History - 33-34 (1953) -
EVER51101 - Norgaard, Christian Verdens Top Aschehoug Forlag, Copenhagen - -
EVER51101 - Becker-Larsen, Klavs Everest Udfordringen Frydenlund, Copenhagen - -
EVER51101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195517400/Asia-Nepal-Himalayas-Mt-Everest-Solo-Attempt - - -