Everest | 1951 Khumbu Glacier-Khumbu Icefall (recon)
A UK expedition to Everest in 1951 via Khumbu Glacier-Khumbu Icefall (recon), led by Eric Shipton. Summit reached on 28th October 1951. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2747 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER51301 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1951 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Khumbu Glacier-Khumbu Icefall (recon) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Eric Shipton |
| Sponsor | British Reconnaissance to Mt. Everest |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| Approach | Khumbu Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 1951-09-29 |
| Summit Date | 1951-10-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 31 |
| Termination Date | 1951-10-30 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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 | Recon Cho Oyu (CHOY-513-01) and Pumori (PUMO-513-01) |
| Campsites | BC(29/09,5485m),xxx(28/10,6000m) |
| Route Notes | Hillary - 7 March 79 In 1951 (and 1952) crossed Nangpa La and looked at north side (Gyabrag Glacier) Shipton and Hillary crossed into Hongu from Imja via Amphu Laptsa to West Col. Riddleford and Hillary made first foreign crossing of Tashi Laptsa. Ward and Shipton made 1st crossing of Menlung La into Menlung Glacier. Hillary, Shipton, Bourdillon, Riddleford and Pasang Dawa Lama climbed to top of Khumbu Icefall and saw Cwm was feasible route to Everest. Shipton and Hillary climbed ESE Ridge of Pumori and first looked into Cwm (the ESE Ridge was attempted by Hammish MacInnes in '53). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2435989 |
| Year | 1951 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | khumbu glacier-khumbu icefall (recon) |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Earle Shipton | M | 1907 | UK | Leader | London, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Duncan (Tom) Bourdillon | M | 1924 | UK | Climber | Aylesbury, Buckingham, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Edmund Percival Hillary | M | 1919 | New Zealand | Climber | Auckland, New Zealand | Apiarist & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| William Hutchison (Bill) Murray | M | 1913 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Harold Earle Riddiford | M | 1921 | New Zealand | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Phelps Ward | M | 1925 | UK | Climber | Petworth, W Sussex, England | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tharkay Sherpa | M | 1908 | Nepal | Sirdar | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1912 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
10 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER51301 | - | Shipton, Eric | The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1951 | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | S435 |
| EVER51301 | HJ | Murray, W. H. | The Reconnaissance of Mount Everest | - | 17:19-41 (1952) | - |
| EVER51301 | AJ | Murray, W. H. | The Reconnaissance of Mount Everest, 1951 | - | 58:433-452 (Nov 1952) | - |
| EVER51301 | AAJ | - | - | - | 26:377-381 (1952) | - |
| EVER51301 | MW | - | - | - | 279-281 (1951) | - |
| EVER51301 | MW | Kurz, Marcal | Himalaya 1951-1952 | - | 190-205 (1954) | - |
| EVER51301 | - | Hillary, Edmund | High Adventure | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | H316 |
| EVER51301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195237700/Asia-Nepal-British-Everest-Expedition-1951 | - | - | - |
| EVER51301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/17/2/the-reconnaissance-of-mount-everest-19511/ | - | - | - |
| EVER51301 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1952_files/AJ58%201952%20433-452%20Murray%20Everest%20Recce.pdf | - | - | - |