Everest | 1953 S Col-SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 1953 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by John Hunt. Summit reached on 29th May 1953. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2751 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER53101 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1953 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | John Hunt |
| Sponsor | British Expedition to Mt. Everest |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | New Zealand |
| Approach | Khumbu Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 1953-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 1953-05-29 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 47 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 1953-06-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 9 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 20 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| 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 | Climbed Ambu Gyabjan (AMBG-531-01), Imjatse (IMJA-531-01), Kangchung Nup (KCHN-531-01), Pointed Peak (POIN-531-01), Pokalde (POKA-531-01) and Chhukung Tse (CHUK-531-01) |
| Campsites | BC(12/04,5450m),C2(15/04,5900m),C3(22/04,6150m),C4.ABC(01/05,6460m),C5(03/05,6700m),C6(04/05),C7(17/05,7315m),C8(22/05,7950m),C9(28/05,8500m),Smt(29/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2436570 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topke Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Cecil John Hunt | M | 1910 | UK | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Edmund Percival Hillary | M | 1919 | New Zealand | Climber | Auckland, New Zealand | Apiarist & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Duncan (Tom) Bourdillon | M | 1924 | UK | Climber | Aylesbury, Buckingham, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf) Noyce | M | 1917 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Phelps Ward | M | 1925 | UK | Climber | Petworth, W Sussex, England | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Geoffrey Wylie | M | 1919 | UK | Climber | Liphook, Hampshire, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alfred John (Alf) Gregory | M | 1913 | UK | Climber | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Norgay | M | 1914 | India | Sirdar | Darjeeling, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Charles Evans | M | 1918 | UK | Climber | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Physician (surgeon) | Details Other expeditions |
| George Christopher Band | M | 1929 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wallace George Lowe | M | 1924 | New Zealand | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lewis Griffith Cresswell Evans Pugh | M | 1909 | UK | Exp Doctor | - | Physiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Ralph (Tom) Stobart | M | 1914 | UK | Cameraman | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Horatio Westmacott | M | 1925 | UK | Climber | Kendal, Cumbria, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Phutar Sherpa | M | 1927 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1925 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu) | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Nyima Sherpa | M | 1931 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India (born in 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 |
| Annulu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Norbu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1907 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
22 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER53101 | - | Hunt, John | The Ascent of Everest | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | H470 |
| EVER53101 | - | Hillary, Edmund | High Adventure | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | H316 |
| EVER53101 | - | Hunt, John | Our Everest Adventure | Brockhampton Press, Leicester, England | - | H472 |
| EVER53101 | - | Gregory, Alfred | The Picture of Everest | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | G261 |
| EVER53101 | - | Noyce, Wilfrid | South Col | Heinemann, London | - | N172 |
| EVER53101 | - | Ullman, James Ramsey | Man of Everest | George G. Harrap, London | - | U24 |
| EVER53101 | AJ | Hunt, John | Everest, 1953 | - | 59:103-172 (Nov 1953) | - |
| EVER53101 | AJ | Hillary, Edmund | Everest, 1953 | - | 59:235-263 (May 1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | HJ | Wylie, Charles, et al | Everest, 1953 | - | 18:7-68 (1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | MW | Noyce, Wilfrid | Everest 1953 | - | 21-62 (1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | NZAJ | Hillary, E. P. | Everest, 1953 | - | 15:363-381 (1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | NZAJ | Lowe, W. G. | Notes on Snow Conditions on Mount Everest | - | 15:381-382 (1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | NZAJ | Odell, N. E. | Reflections on Everest | - | 15:382-392 (1954) | - |
| EVER53101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/18/1/everest-1953-1/ | - | - | - |
| EVER53101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1954_files/AJ59%201954%20235-238%20Hillary%20Everest%20(4).pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER53101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1953_files/AJ59%201953%20102-106%20Graham%20Brown%20Everest.pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER53101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1953_files/AJ59%201953%20107-122%20Hunt%20&%20Westmacott%20(1)%20Everest%20Narrative.pdf | - | - | - |
| EVER53101 | NGA | Shnayerson, Michael | Back on Earth | National Geographic Adventure | 56-62+ (May 2003) | - |
| EVER53101 | ALP | Isserman, Maurice | What's Past is Prologue: Tom Hornbein's Winding Path to Chomolungma | - | 73:56-73 (Spring 2021) | - |
| EVER53101 | ROCK | Osius, Alison | High Ground, Everest W Ridge 1963 | - | 211:58-67 (July 2013) | - |
| EVER53101 | OUTS | Schaffer, Grayson | Lost of Everest | - | 64-76 (May 2013) | - |
| EVER53101 | NGS | Hunt, John & Hillary, Edmund | Triumph on Everest | - | 106-1:1-63 (July 1954) | - |