Everest | 1960 S Col

A India expedition to Everest in 1960 via S Col, led by Gyan Singh. Summit reached on 25th May 1960. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2540
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Gyan Singh
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	Nepal
Approach	Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1960-04-05
Summit Date	1960-05-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	50
Total Days	55
Termination Date	1960-05-30
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8625m due to high winds
High Point (m)	8625
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	7
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	22
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
Summit Hired	0
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	Attempted Tawoche (to 5600m)
Campsites	BC(05/04,5450m),C1(10/04,5850m),C2(15/04,6100m),C3.ABC(17/04,6460m),C4(19/04,6700m),C5(02/05,7300m),C6(09/05,7950m),C7(24/05,8400m),xxx(25/05,8625m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2439130
Year	1960
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col

Members

Field	Value
ID	22189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Gyan
Last Name	Singh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1918
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Darjeeling, India
Occupation	Principal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
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)	6460
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2419790
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyan singh
Year of Birth	1918
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26438
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Rajendra Vikram
Last Name	Singh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
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)	6460
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rajendra vikram singh
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Nawang Gombu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)
Occupation	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
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)	8625
Summit Date 1	1960-05-25
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	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	Nephew of Tenzing Norgay
Necrology	(1936-2011) Died 24 April 2011 in Darjeeling after a brief illness
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-1913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang gombu sherpa
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26440
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Gyatso
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1923
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Sikkim, India
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)	8625
Summit Date 1	1960-05-25
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	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	DOB also given as Nov 1922
Necrology	(1923-1968) Died 22 April 1968 in Delhi
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-1924
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam gyatso
Year of Birth	1923
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26441
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	B. D.
Last Name	Misra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Asst Professor of Economics, Saugor Univ
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)	6100
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2425494
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	b. d. misra
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Naik
Last Name	Balakhrishan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1923
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	India
Status	Signal Officer
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2421600
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	naik balakhrishan
Year of Birth	1923
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	37
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	A. K.
Last Name	Chowdhary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Flight-lieutenant, Indian Air Force
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	1960-05-06
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	False
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	2424123
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. k. chowdhary
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Sohan
Last Name	Singh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	India
Status	Secretary
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-1917
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sohan singh
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	49
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Satish C.
Last Name	Nanda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	India
Status	Signal Officer
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)	6460
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2425170
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	satish c. nanda
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	22
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Dhanbir
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Liaison Officer
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-1922
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dhanbir rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26447
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Manmohan Singh
Last Name	Kohli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	India
Occupation	Indian Naval officer
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)	7950
Summit Date 1	1960-05-26
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	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	(1931-2025) Died 23 June 2025
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2425512
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manmohan singh kohli
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26448
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Narinder
Last Name	Kumar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Kumaon Rifles, Indian Army
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)	8625
Summit Date 1	1960-05-25
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	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	(1933-2020) Died 31 Dec 2020
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2424768
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	narinder kumar
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26449
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	S. K.
Last Name	Das
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Military, Captain
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2425881
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	s. k. das
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	33
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Keki F.
Last Name	Bunshah
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Bombay, India
Occupation	Attorney
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)	5800
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2424013
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keki f. bunshah
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	C. V.
Last Name	Gopal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	India
Status	Cameraman
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)	0
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	Born Dec 1927
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2423058
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	c. v. gopal
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	A. J. S.
Last Name	Grewal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
Status	Transport
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-1915
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. j. s. grewal
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	31
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	A. B. (Jungi)
Last Name	Jungalwala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Gorkha Rifles
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)	7950
Summit Date 1	1960-05-09
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1917
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. b. (jungi) jungalwala
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	K. U. Shankar
Last Name	Rao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1922
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	India
Status	Meteorologist
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2424820
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	k. u. shankar rao
Year of Birth	1922
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26455
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal/India
Status	Climber
Residence	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)
Occupation	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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)	7950
Summit Date 1	1960-05-26
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	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	HC #155; born in Thami, Khumbu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	155
Checksum	2421467
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Om Prakash
Last Name	Vaid
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	India
Status	Signal Officer
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)	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2417360
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	om prakash vaid
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26457
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	N. S.
Last Name	Bhagwanani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Flight-lieutentant
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)	5800
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2421785
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	n. s. bhagwanani
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26458
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Chandra Prakesh
Last Name	Vohra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	India
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)	7950
Summit Date 1	1960-05-26
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	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	Born Aug 1934
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2426836
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chandra prakesh vohra
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

22 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gyan Singh	M	1918	India	Leader	Darjeeling, India	Principal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute	Details Other expeditions
Rajendra Vikram Singh	M	1929	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Gombu Sherpa	M	1936	India	Climber	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Gyatso	M	1923	India	Climber	Sikkim, India	-	Details Other expeditions
B. D. Misra	M	1933	India	Climber	-	Asst Professor of Economics, Saugor Univ	Details Other expeditions
Naik Balakhrishan	M	1923	India	Signal Officer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
A. K. Chowdhary	M	1934	India	Climber	-	Flight-lieutenant, Indian Air Force	Details Other expeditions
Sohan Singh	M	1911	India	Secretary	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Satish C. Nanda	M	1932	India	Signal Officer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dhanbir Rai	M	-	Nepal	Liaison Officer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Manmohan Singh Kohli	M	1931	India	Climber	India	Indian Naval officer	Details Other expeditions
Narinder Kumar	M	1933	India	Climber	-	Captain, Kumaon Rifles, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions
S. K. Das	M	1927	India	Exp Doctor	-	Military, Captain	Details Other expeditions
Keki F. Bunshah	M	1930	India	Climber	Bombay, India	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
C. V. Gopal	M	1927	India	Cameraman	-	-	Details Other expeditions
A. J. S. Grewal	M	1929	India	Transport	-	-	Details Other expeditions
A. B. (Jungi) Jungalwala	M	1933	India	Climber	-	Captain, Gorkha Rifles	Details Other expeditions
K. U. Shankar Rao	M	1922	India	Meteorologist	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal/India	Climber	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute	Details Other expeditions
Om Prakash Vaid	M	1937	India	Signal Officer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
N. S. Bhagwanani	M	1929	India	Exp Doctor	-	Flight-lieutentant	Details Other expeditions
Chandra Prakesh Vohra	M	1934	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	01
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Singh, Brigadier Gyan
Title	Indian Mount Everest Expedition, 1960
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	66:15-27 (May 1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	02
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	35:409 (1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1026
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	03
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Singh, Brigadier Gyan
Title	Indians on Mount Everest, 1960
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	22:3-12 (1959-60)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	04
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Singh, Brigadier Gyan
Title	The First Indian Attempt on Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	50-59 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7308
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	05
Year	1960
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Singh, Gyan
Title	Lure of Everest
Publisher	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Gov't of India, Delhi
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	S529
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7309
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	06
Year	1960
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Singh, Gyan
Title	Lure of Everest
Publisher	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Gov't of India, Delhi
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	S529
Notes	Revised edition

Field	Value
ID	7310
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	07
Year	1960
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Verghese, B. G.
Title	Himalayan Endeavor
Publisher	Times of India, Bombay
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	V69
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13299
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	08
Year	1960
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196140901/Asia-Nepal-Indian-Expedition-to-Mount-Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13744
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	09
Year	1960
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/2/indians-on-mount-everest-1960/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13934
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER60101
Reference ID	10
Year	1960
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1961_files/AJ%201961%2015-27%20Singh%20Indians%20on%20Everest.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

10 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER60101	AJ	Singh, Brigadier Gyan	Indian Mount Everest Expedition, 1960	-	66:15-27 (May 1961)	-
EVER60101	AAJ	-	-	-	35:409 (1961)	-
EVER60101	HJ	Singh, Brigadier Gyan	Indians on Mount Everest, 1960	-	22:3-12 (1959-60)	-
EVER60101	MW	Singh, Brigadier Gyan	The First Indian Attempt on Everest	-	50-59 (1962-63)	-
EVER60101	-	Singh, Gyan	Lure of Everest	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Gov't of India, Delhi	-	S529
EVER60101	-	Singh, Gyan	Lure of Everest	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Gov't of India, Delhi	-	S529
EVER60101	-	Verghese, B. G.	Himalayan Endeavor	Times of India, Bombay	-	V69
EVER60101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196140901/Asia-Nepal-Indian-Expedition-to-Mount-Everest	-	-	-
EVER60101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/2/indians-on-mount-everest-1960/	-	-	-
EVER60101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1961_files/AJ%201961%2015-27%20Singh%20Indians%20on%20Everest.pdf	-	-	-