Gaurishankar | 1952 Reconnaissance

A UK expedition to Gaurishankar in 1952 via Reconnaissance, led by Tom MacKinnon. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2788
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GAUR52301
Peak ID GAUR
Year 1952
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Reconnaissance
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tom MacKinnon
Sponsor Scottish Nepal Expedition
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 Charikot->Beding->Rowaling Valley
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 3 Rolwaling peaks in Ramdung area: (Ramdung (RAMD-523-01), Yalung Ri (5647m), Peak 5794m), 1 Khumbu peak (Kalapattar) and 2 peaks near Junbesi
Campsites -
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID RAMD52301
Checksum 2267
Year 1952
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) reconnaissance

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Thomas Dempster (Tom) MacKinnon M 1912 UK Leader Glasgow, Scotland - Details Other expeditions
George Stevenson Roger M 1908 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Douglas Scott M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Thomas (Tom) Weir M 1914 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.