Everest | 1962 S Col-SE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 1962 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by John Dias. Summit reached on 30th May 1962. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2755
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	John Dias
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	-
Basecamp Date	1962-03-29
Summit Date	1962-05-30
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	62
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8720m due to high winds
High Point (m)	8720
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	7
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	14
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	44
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(29/03,5360m),C1(01/04,5800m),C2(6560m),C3(07/04,6560m),C4(08/04,6830m),C5(06/05,7200m),C6(24/05,8000m),C7(28/05,8440m),xxx(30/05,8720m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	1 Sherpa killed by falling rock below C4
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2439867
Year	1962
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	John Desmond (Jack)
Last Name	Dias
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	India
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1962-05-25
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	(1928-2008)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john desmond (jack) dias
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23506
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Nawang Tshering
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	1962-04-27
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	1962-04-27
Death Time	1600
Death Type	8
Death Height (m)	6700
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Struck by falling rock at 4 pm on Apr 27 at 6700m just below C4 (died the morning of Apr 28 at 4 am at C3)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1962) Died 27 Apr 1962 on Everest from falling rock
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	nawang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Gyatso
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1923
Calculated Age	38
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)	8720
Summit Date 1	1962-05-30
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	2421560
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam gyatso
Year of Birth	1923
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26558
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Manmohan Singh
Last Name	Kohli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	India
Occupation	Indian Naval officer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	8720
Summit Date 1	1962-05-30
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2424728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manmohan singh kohli
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	26559
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Gurdial
Last Name	Singh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	India
Status	Cameraman
Residence	Dehradun, UP, India
Occupation	Teacher
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)	8250
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	(1924-2023)
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gurdial singh
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	A. K.
Last Name	Chowdhary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	27
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1962-05-23
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2425841
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. k. chowdhary
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26561
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Hari K.
Last Name	Dang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Dehradun, UP, India
Occupation	Assistant schoolmaster
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)	8720
Summit Date 1	1962-05-30
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	(1935-2016) Died 23 July 2016
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2426070
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hari k. dang
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26562
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	A. B. (Jungi)
Last Name	Jungalwala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	28
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)	6800
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2425472
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	a. b. (jungi) jungalwala
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26563
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	K. P.
Last Name	Sharma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Chief Yeoman of Signals, Indian Navy
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)	7200
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	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	k. p. sharma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26564
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Chandra Prakesh
Last Name	Vohra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	27
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)	7160
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 Aug 1934
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1962
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chandra prakesh vohra
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Mulk
Last Name	Raj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, 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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1962-05-23
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mulk raj
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26566
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	O. P.
Last Name	Sharma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Sanawar, India
Occupation	Teacher
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)	6560
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	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	o. p. sharma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Suman
Last Name	Dubey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Delhi, India
Occupation	Student at St. Stephen's College
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1962-05-25
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	suman dubey
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26568
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ashoke N. D.
Last Name	Nanavati
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bombay, India
Occupation	Pathologist, Haffkine Institute
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)	6560
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	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ashoke n. d. nanavati
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	M. A.
Last Name	Soares
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Indian Army
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)	6840
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	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	m. a. soares
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	46342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tharkay
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1908
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Khunde, 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)	8440
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	(1908-1981) Died 28 July 1981
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	19
Checksum	-1937
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tharkay sherpa
Year of Birth	1908
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	22
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Girme
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Assistant Sirdar
Residence	Namche Bazar, 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)	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	HC #126?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	126
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam girme sherpa
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51284
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Phu Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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)	8440
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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 #33?; aka Phu Dorje II
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	33
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phu dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Nima Thondup
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)	8150
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima thondup sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51286
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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)	8440
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	68
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51287
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tshering
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)	8440
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51288
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1962
Season	1
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)	8440
Summit Date 1	1962-05-28
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-28
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

22 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Desmond (Jack) Dias	M	1928	India	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Gyatso	M	1923	India	Climber	Sikkim, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Manmohan Singh Kohli	M	1931	India	Deputy Leader	India	Indian Naval officer	Details Other expeditions
Gurdial Singh	M	1924	India	Cameraman	Dehradun, UP, India	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
A. K. Chowdhary	M	1934	India	Climber	-	Flight-lieutenant, Indian Air Force	Details Other expeditions
Hari K. Dang	M	1935	India	Climber	Dehradun, UP, India	Assistant schoolmaster	Details Other expeditions
A. B. (Jungi) Jungalwala	M	1933	India	Climber	-	Captain, Gorkha Rifles	Details Other expeditions
K. P. Sharma	M	-	India	Climber	-	Chief Yeoman of Signals, Indian Navy	Details Other expeditions
Chandra Prakesh Vohra	M	1934	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mulk Raj	M	-	India	Climber	-	Captain, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions
O. P. Sharma	M	-	India	Climber	Sanawar, India	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Suman Dubey	M	-	India	Climber	Delhi, India	Student at St. Stephen's College	Details Other expeditions
Ashoke N. D. Nanavati	M	-	India	Exp Doctor	Bombay, India	Pathologist, Haffkine Institute	Details Other expeditions
M. A. Soares	M	-	India	Exp Doctor	-	Captain, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tharkay Sherpa	M	1908	Nepal	Sirdar	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Girme Sherpa	M	1935	Nepal	Assistant Sirdar	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phu Dorje Sherpa	M	1937	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Thondup Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa	M	1939	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1041
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	01
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	37:518 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	02
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Dubey, Suman
Title	Everest, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	24:21-34 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	03
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Dang, Hari
Title	Mount Everest, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	68:1-10 (May 1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1193
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	04
Year	1962
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Dias, John
Title	The Everest Adventure
Publisher	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Dehli
Publication Date	1965
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	D227
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13282
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	05
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196351801/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13733
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	06
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/4/everest-1962/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13921
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER62101
Reference ID	07
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1963_files/AJ%201963%201-10%20Dang%20Everest'62.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER62101	AAJ	-	-	-	37:518 (1963)	-
EVER62101	HJ	Dubey, Suman	Everest, 1962	-	24:21-34 (1962-63)	-
EVER62101	AJ	Dang, Hari	Mount Everest, 1962	-	68:1-10 (May 1963)	-
EVER62101	-	Dias, John	The Everest Adventure	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Dehli	-	D227
EVER62101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196351801/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest	-	-	-
EVER62101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/4/everest-1962/	-	-	-
EVER62101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1963_files/AJ%201963%201-10%20Dang%20Everest'62.pdf	-	-	-