Kangchenjunga | 1937 N Col from Gimmigela Chuli

A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1937 via N Col from Gimmigela Chuli, led by C. R. (Reggie) Cooke. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2869
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG37301
Peak ID KANG
Year 1937
Season 3
Host Country 3
Route 1 N Col from Gimmigela Chuli
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders C. R. (Reggie) Cooke
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 1937-10-18
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 35
Termination Date 1937-11-22
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Recon to 6600m of Gimmigela Chuli
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 Recon Gimmigela Chuli Main (GIMM-373-01); attempted Nepal Peak (NEPA-373-01)
Campsites BC(18/10,4950m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID NEPA37301
Checksum 2477
Year 1937
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col from gimmigela chuli

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Conrad Reginald (Reggie) Cooke M 1901 UK Leader India - Details Other expeditions
Henry Cecil John Hunt M 1910 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Joy Mowbray-Green Hunt F 1913 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG37301 AJ Hunt, John Kangchenjunga: Eastern Approaches - 101:31-32 (1996) -
KANG37301 - Dyhrenfurth, G. O. Das Buch vom Kantsch Nymphenburger, Munich - D389
KANG37301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1996_files/AJ%201996%2031-32%20Hunt%20Kangchenjunga.pdf - - -