Everest | 1952 S Col-SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 1952 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Gabriel Chevalley. Summit reached on 20th November 1952. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2749
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Gabriel Chevalley
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	Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1952-10-07
Summit Date	1952-11-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	44
Total Days	51
Termination Date	1952-11-27
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	7
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	23
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(07/10,5050m),C1(08/10,5250m),C2(10/10,5600m),C3(6000m),C4(6450m),C5(26/10,6900m),C6(04/11,7100m),C7(14/11,7500m),C8(19/11,7880m),xxx(20/11,8100m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	1 Sherpa killed by ice avalanche, 2 porters died on approach march
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2436379
Year	1952
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	21971
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Gabriel
Last Name	Chevalley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1918
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	1952-11-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1918-1990)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1951
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gabriel chevalley
Year of Birth	1918
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26035
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Jean
Last Name	Buzio
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1913-1965)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1946
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean buzio
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26036
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Norman Guenter
Last Name	Dyhrenfurth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1918
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1952-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1918-2017) Died 24 Sept 2017 in Salzburg, Austria
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2419770
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norman guenter dyhrenfurth
Year of Birth	1918
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26037
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Gustave
Last Name	Gross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1952-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gustave gross
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26038
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Raymond
Last Name	Lambert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1914-1997)
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2418477
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond lambert
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26039
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Reiss
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1920
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1920-2010) Died 3 August 2010
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2420426
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst reiss
Year of Birth	1920
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26040
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Arthur
Last Name	Spoehel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1917
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	1952-11-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1917-1967)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1950
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arthur spoehel
Year of Birth	1917
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26042
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Tenzing Norgay
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	India
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Darjeeling, India
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #48
Necrology	(1914-1986) Died 9 May 1986 in Darjeeling
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	48
Checksum	2418335
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenzing norgay
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26043
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6950
Summit Date 1	1952-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1952-10-31
Death Time	1000
Death Type	8
Death Height (m)	6950
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Killed by falling ice just above C5 (accident at 10 am, but died later that afternoon from injuries)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1952) Died 31 Oct 1952 on Everest from falling ice
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51369
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Da Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #157
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	157
Checksum	-1958
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51370
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	155
Checksum	-1958
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51371
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #49
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	49
Checksum	-1940
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa thondup (da thondup) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51372
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Da Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6950
Summit Date 1	1952-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	1952-10-31
Injury Time	1000
Injury Type	8
Injury Height (m)	6950
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51373
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Sitar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6950
Summit Date 1	1952-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	1952-10-31
Injury Time	1000
Injury Type	8
Injury Height (m)	6950
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sitar sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51374
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Ang Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang nima sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51375
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Ajiba (Ajeeba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #10
Necrology	(1911-1973) Obit HJ 33:225-226
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	10
Checksum	-1944
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ajiba (ajeeba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51376
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Sunder
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sunder sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51377
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Gunden
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7880
Summit Date 1	1952-11-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gunden sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51378
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Topke
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	topke sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51379
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Ang Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1952
Season	3
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1952-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-33
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1952
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

21 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gabriel Chevalley	M	1918	Switzerland	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jean Buzio	M	1913	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Norman Guenter Dyhrenfurth	M	1918	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gustave Gross	M	-	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Raymond Lambert	M	1914	Switzerland	Climber	Geneva, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Ernst Reiss	M	1920	Switzerland	Climber	Brienz, Bern, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Arthur Spoehel	M	1917	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Norgay	M	1914	India	Sirdar	Darjeeling, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Namgyal Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sitar Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Nima Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa	M	1911	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sunder Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gunden Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Topke Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Namgyal Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	836
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	01
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Dittert, Rene & Chevalley, Gabriel
Title	Forerunners to Everest
Publisher	Harper & Bros, New York
Publication Date	1954
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	C178
Notes	English edition of "Avant-Premieres a l'Everest" by Gabriel Chevalley, Rene Dittert and Raymond Lambert

Field	Value
ID	837
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	02
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
Title	Everest
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton, London
Publication Date	1953
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	S242
Notes	English edition of "Everest: Ein Bilderbericht"

Field	Value
ID	1004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	03
Year	1952
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Dyhrenfurth, Norman G.
Title	Everest, 1952
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1953
Language	-
Citation	27:397-409 (1953)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	04
Year	1952
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Chevalley, Gabriel & Lambert, Raymond
Title	Forerunners to Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1954
Language	-
Citation	9-18 (1954)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6504
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	05
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Oelz, Oswald
Title	Everest-Lhotse
Publisher	AS Verlag, Zurich
Publication Date	2006
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7302
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	06
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Chevalley, Gabriel
Title	Avant-Premieres a l'Everest
Publisher	Arthaud, Paris
Publication Date	1953
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	C178
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7303
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	07
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Reiss, Ernst
Title	Mein Weg Als Bergsteiger
Publisher	Huber, Frauenfeld
Publication Date	1959
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	R167
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7304
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	08
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Lambert, Raymond
Title	A l'Assaut des 'Quatre Mille'
Publisher	Jeheber, Geneva
Publication Date	1953
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	L49
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	09
Year	1952
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Nickel, Andreas
Title	Himalaya, Norman Dyhrenfurth
Publisher	AS Verlag, Zurich
Publication Date	2007
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER52301
Reference ID	10
Year	1952
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195339700/Mount-Everest-1952
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

10 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER52301	-	Dittert, Rene & Chevalley, Gabriel	Forerunners to Everest	Harper & Bros, New York	-	C178
EVER52301	-	Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research	Everest	Hodder & Stoughton, London	-	S242
EVER52301	AAJ	Dyhrenfurth, Norman G.	Everest, 1952	-	27:397-409 (1953)	-
EVER52301	MW	Chevalley, Gabriel & Lambert, Raymond	Forerunners to Everest	-	9-18 (1954)	-
EVER52301	-	Oelz, Oswald	Everest-Lhotse	AS Verlag, Zurich	-	-
EVER52301	-	Chevalley, Gabriel	Avant-Premieres a l'Everest	Arthaud, Paris	-	C178
EVER52301	-	Reiss, Ernst	Mein Weg Als Bergsteiger	Huber, Frauenfeld	-	R167
EVER52301	-	Lambert, Raymond	A l'Assaut des 'Quatre Mille'	Jeheber, Geneva	-	L49
EVER52301	-	Nickel, Andreas	Himalaya, Norman Dyhrenfurth	AS Verlag, Zurich	-	-
EVER52301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195339700/Mount-Everest-1952	-	-	-