Kangchenjunga | 1953 SW Face (recon)

A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1953 via SW Face (recon), led by John Kempe. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2871
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Expedition ID KANG53101
Peak ID KANG
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face (recon)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders John Kempe
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 Yalung 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 2
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 Attempted Kotang (KOTA-531-01), Talung (TLNG-531-01) and Boktoh (BOKT-531-01)
Campsites -
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID KOTA53101
Checksum 2493
Year 1953
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face (recon)

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John William Rolfe Kempe M 1917 UK Leader Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Details Other expeditions
Gilmour C. Lewis M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG53101 - Dyhrenfurth, G. O. Das Buch vom Kantsch Nymphenburger, Munich - D389