Ganesh I | 1960 SE Ridge-E Peak

A UK expedition to Ganesh I in 1960 via SE Ridge-E Peak, led by P. J. Wallace. Summit reached on 31st May 1960. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2776
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1960
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge-E Peak
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	P. J. Wallace
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	Chilime Valley
Basecamp Date	1960-05-07
Summit Date	1960-05-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	24
Total Days	27
Termination Date	1960-06-03
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	Reached E Summit (est. 6700m)
High Point (m)	6700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Ganesh East Pk (1st ascent)
Campsites	BC(07/05),ABC(11/05),C1(12/05,5030m),C2(14/05,5700m),C3(30/05,6500m),E-Smt(31/05,6700m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	Reached E Summit on 05/31/60 (Wallace and Sherpas)
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2439316
Year	1960
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge-e peak

Members

Field	Value
ID	22177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	P. J.
Last Name	Wallace
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	1960-05-31
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	0
Checksum	75
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	p. j. wallace
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26466
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Gyalzen
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	1960-05-31
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	0
Checksum	75
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26467
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Pa Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	34
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	1960-05-31
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #161
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	161
Checksum	-1850
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pa norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26468
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1960
Season	1
First Name	Rinsing
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)	5700
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	75
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rinsing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1960
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
P. J. Wallace	M	-	UK	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pa Norbu Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Rinsing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Reference ID	01
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	35:410 (1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1028
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Reference ID	02
Year	1960
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Wallace, P. J.
Title	A Small Expedition to Ganesh Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	22:113-117 (1959-60)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13298
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Reference ID	03
Year	1960
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196141001/Asia-Nepal-Ganesh-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13751
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN160101
Reference ID	04
Year	1960
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/13/a-small-expedition-to-ganesh-himal/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GAN160101	AAJ	-	-	-	35:410 (1961)	-
GAN160101	HJ	Wallace, P. J.	A Small Expedition to Ganesh Himal	-	22:113-117 (1959-60)	-
GAN160101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196141001/Asia-Nepal-Ganesh-Himal	-	-	-
GAN160101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/13/a-small-expedition-to-ganesh-himal/	-	-	-