Kangchenjunga | 1955 SW Face

A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1955 via SW Face, led by Charles Evans. Summit reached on 25th May 1955. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2873
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Charles Evans
Sponsor	British Expedition to Kangchenjunga
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st,2nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	New Zealand
Approach	Darjeeling->Singalila Ridge->Tseram->Yalung Valley
Basecamp Date	1955-04-12
Summit Date	1955-05-25
Summit Time	1445
Summit Days	43
Total Days	55
Termination Date	1955-06-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	6
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	26
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	Attempted Kotang (KOTA-551-01) and Talung (TLNG-551-01)
Campsites	BC1(12/04,5000m),BC2(5485m),C1(26/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6220m),C3(04/05,6650m),C4(12/05,7160m),C5(13/05,7710m),C6(24/05,8200m),Smt(25-26/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	Pemi Dorje Sherpa died of stroke
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2437748
Year	1955
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	22068
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Robert Charles
Last Name	Evans
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1918
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Occupation	Physician (surgeon)
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	(1918-1995) Died 6 December 1995 (Obit: AJ 102:334-341 1997)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2419888
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert charles evans
Year of Birth	1918
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22071
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Joseph (Joe)
Last Name	Brown
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Manchester, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1955-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Above C5
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	(1930-2020) Died 15 April 2020 in England
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424214
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joseph (joe) brown
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22072
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	George Christopher
Last Name	Band
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1955-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	Above C5
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	(1929-2011) Died on 26 August 2011 in Hampshire, England of natural causes
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423614
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george christopher band
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22073
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Norman David
Last Name	Hardie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1955-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	Above C5
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	(1924-2017) Died 31 Oct 2017
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2422122
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norman david hardie
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22074
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Harry Reginald Anthony (Tony)
Last Name	Streather
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1926
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Royal Army (Captain)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1955-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1926-2018) Died 31 Oct 2018
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2422571
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	harry reginald anthony (tony) streather
Year of Birth	1926
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23481
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Pemi Dorje
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)	7710
Summit Date 1	1955-05-13
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	1955-05-26
Death Time	-
Death Type	10
Death Height (m)	5485
Death Class	2
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Died of cerebral thrombosis (stroke) after returning to BC exhausted from carry to C5
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1955) Died 26 May 1955 on Kangchenjunga from cerebral thrombosis
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemi dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26293
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Edward John
Last Name	Clegg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Occupation	Physician
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)	6000
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	(1925-2015)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2005
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward john clegg
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26294
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	John Angelo
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1921
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Yorkshire, England
Occupation	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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7710
Summit Date 1	1955-05-13
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	(1921-2005) Died 2 July 2005
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2420772
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john angelo jackson
Year of Birth	1921
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26295
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Thomas Dempster (Tom)
Last Name	MacKinnon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1912
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Pharmacist
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)	7710
Summit Date 1	1955-05-13
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	(1912-1981) (Obit AJ 87:266-267 1982)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2417582
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas dempster (tom) mackinnon
Year of Birth	1912
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26296
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	John Neil
Last Name	Mather
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Manchester, England
Occupation	Textile technologist
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	(1927-2005)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john neil mather
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	47
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Annulu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-1987
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing (da tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51325
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Urkien
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-25
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	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	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	urkien sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Ila Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	38
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-25
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	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 #85
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	85
Checksum	-1996
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ila tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Ang 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)	8200
Summit Date 1	1955-05-24
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	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	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51329
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Annulu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	34
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)	7160
Summit Date 1	1955-05-12
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	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Dawa Tenzing
Necrology	Died in accident on Amphu Laptsa
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-80
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	annulu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

17 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Robert Charles Evans	M	1918	UK	Leader	Liverpool, Merseyside, England	Physician (surgeon)	Details Other expeditions
Joseph (Joe) Brown	M	1930	UK	Climber	Manchester, England	-	Details Other expeditions
George Christopher Band	M	1929	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Norman David Hardie	M	1924	New Zealand	Climber	Christchurch, New Zealand	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Harry Reginald Anthony (Tony) Streather	M	1926	UK	Climber	-	Royal Army (Captain)	Details Other expeditions
Pemi Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Edward John Clegg	M	1925	UK	Exp Doctor	Liverpool, Merseyside, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
John Angelo Jackson	M	1921	UK	Climber	Yorkshire, England	Schoolmaster	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Dempster (Tom) MacKinnon	M	1912	UK	Climber	Glasgow, Scotland	Pharmacist	Details Other expeditions
John Neil Mather	M	1927	UK	Climber	Manchester, England	Textile technologist	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Urkien Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ila Tenzing Sherpa	M	1916	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Annulu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	919
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	01
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Band, George
Title	Kangchenjunga Climbed
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	19:33-56 (1955-56)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	925
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	02
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Evans, Charles
Title	Kangchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	30:54-59 (1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	935
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	03
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Evans, Charles
Title	Kangchenjunga, The Untrodden Peak
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton, London
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	E115
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	937
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	04
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Band, George
Title	Kanchenjunga Climbed
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1955
Language	-
Citation	60:207-226 (Nov 1955)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	05
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Band, George
Title	Kangchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	102-123 (1956-57)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3854
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	06
Year	1955
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman
Title	Kangchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1979
Language	-
Citation	68:34-40 (Jul 1979)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6840
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	07
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Hardie, Norman
Title	On My Own Two Feet
Publisher	Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, NZ
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	08
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Brown, Joe
Title	The Hard Years
Publisher	Victor Gollancz, London
Publication Date	1967
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	B584
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7219
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	09
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Jackson, John A.
Title	More Than Mountains
Publisher	George G. Harrap, London
Publication Date	1955
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	J10
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	10
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Temple, Philip
Title	The World at their Feet
Publisher	Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, New Zealand
Publication Date	1969
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	T61
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	11
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195605400/Kangchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	12
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/3/kangchenjunga-climbed/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG55101
Reference ID	13
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1955_files/AJ60%201955%20207-226%20Band%20Kangchenjunga.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

13 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG55101	HJ	Band, George	Kangchenjunga Climbed	-	19:33-56 (1955-56)	-
KANG55101	AAJ	Evans, Charles	Kangchenjunga	-	30:54-59 (1956)	-
KANG55101	-	Evans, Charles	Kangchenjunga, The Untrodden Peak	Hodder & Stoughton, London	-	E115
KANG55101	AJ	Band, George	Kanchenjunga Climbed	-	60:207-226 (Nov 1955)	-
KANG55101	MW	Band, George	Kangchenjunga	-	102-123 (1956-57)	-
KANG55101	MM	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman	Kangchenjunga	-	68:34-40 (Jul 1979)	-
KANG55101	-	Hardie, Norman	On My Own Two Feet	Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, NZ	-	-
KANG55101	-	Brown, Joe	The Hard Years	Victor Gollancz, London	-	B584
KANG55101	-	Jackson, John A.	More Than Mountains	George G. Harrap, London	-	J10
KANG55101	-	Temple, Philip	The World at their Feet	Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, New Zealand	-	T61
KANG55101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195605400/Kangchenjunga	-	-	-
KANG55101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/3/kangchenjunga-climbed/	-	-	-
KANG55101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1955_files/AJ60%201955%20207-226%20Band%20Kangchenjunga.pdf	-	-	-