Kangchung Nup | 1953 Kangchung La-E Ridge from S

A UK expedition to Kangchung Nup in 1953 via Kangchung La-E Ridge from S, led by John Hunt. Summit reached on 4th April 1953. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Kangchung La-E Ridge from S
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	John Hunt
Sponsor	British Expedition to Mt. Everest
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	New Zealand
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1953-04-04
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6043
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Everest (EVER-531-01), Ambu Gyabjen (AMBG-531-01), Imjatse (IMJA-531-01), Pointed Peak (POIN-531-01), Pokalde (POKA-531-01) and Chhukung Tse (CHUK-531-01)
Campsites	Smt(04/04)
Route Notes	Used oxygen for testing O2 equipment prior to Everest attempt.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER53101
Checksum	2437010
Year	1953
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	kangchung la-e ridge from s

Members

Field	Value
ID	21995
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Henry Cecil John
Last Name	Hunt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1910
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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)	0
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	(1910-1998) Died 8 Nov 1998 in England (Obit: AJ 104:324-332 1999)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2416903
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	henry cecil john hunt
Year of Birth	1910
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22013
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf)
Last Name	Noyce
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1917
Calculated Age	35
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)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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	(1917-1962) Died 24 July 1962 in Pamirs in alpine accident (Obit AJ 67:384-385 Nov 1962)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2419615
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cuthbert wilfrid frank (wilf) noyce
Year of Birth	1917
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22014
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Percival
Last Name	Hillary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Apiarist & alpinist
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)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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	(1919-2008) Died 11 Jan 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2420179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund percival hillary
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Charles Geoffrey
Last Name	Wylie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Liphook, Hampshire, 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)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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	(1919-2007) Died 18 July 2007 in Surrey, England
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2420336
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles geoffrey wylie
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34962
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Michael Phelps
Last Name	Ward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Petworth, W Sussex, England
Occupation	Surgeon
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)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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	(1925-2005) Died 7 Oct 2005 from aneurysm in England
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2422249
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael phelps ward
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34963
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Da Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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 #157
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	157
Checksum	-1987
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34964
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KCHN53101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KCHN
Year	1953
Season	1
First Name	Gombu
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6043
Summit Date 1	1953-04-04
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	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	Testing O2 equipment for Everest
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	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-62
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gombu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1953
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Henry Cecil John Hunt	M	1910	UK	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Cuthbert Wilfrid Frank (Wilf) Noyce	M	1917	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Edmund Percival Hillary	M	1919	New Zealand	Climber	Auckland, New Zealand	Apiarist & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Charles Geoffrey Wylie	M	1919	UK	Climber	Liphook, Hampshire, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Michael Phelps Ward	M	1925	UK	Climber	Petworth, W Sussex, England	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Da Namgyal Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)	-	Details Other expeditions
Gombu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.