Kotang | 1951 From SW
A Switzerland expedition to Kotang in 1951 via From SW, led by George Frey.
Summit reached on 29th October 1951.
3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2885
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Season |
3
|
| Host Country |
3
|
| Route 1 |
From SW
|
| Route 2 |
-
|
| Route 3 |
-
|
| Route 4 |
-
|
| Nationality |
Switzerland
|
| Leaders |
George Frey
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Summit Date |
1951-10-29
|
| Summit Time |
-
|
| Summit Days |
0
|
| Total Days |
0
|
| Termination Date |
-
|
| Termination Reason |
6
|
| Termination Notes |
Abandoned at 5200m due to death of climber
|
| High Point (m) |
5200
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Camps |
2
|
| Fixed Rope (m) |
0
|
| Total Members |
1
|
| Summit Members |
0
|
| Member Deaths |
1
|
| Total Hired |
3
|
| 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 |
Attempted Kabru North (KABN-513-01); recon Kangchenjunga (KANG-513-01)
|
| Campsites |
BC,C1,C2,xxx(29/10,5200m)
|
| Route Notes |
-
|
| Accidents |
Frey killed in fall
|
| Achievement |
-
|
| Agency |
-
|
| Commercial Route |
-
|
| Standard Route |
-
|
| Primary Route |
False
|
| Primary Member |
False
|
| Primary Reference |
-
|
| Primary ID |
-
|
| Checksum |
2436530
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| O2 Summary |
None
|
| Route (lowercase) |
from sw
|
Members
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
21960
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Season |
3
|
| First Name |
George
|
| Last Name |
Frey
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Calculated Age |
29
|
| Citizenship |
Switzerland
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
Zurich, Switzerland
|
| Occupation |
Swiss Trade Commissioner in Bombay
|
| 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) |
True
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
5200
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1951-10-29
|
| 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 |
1951-10-29
|
| Death Time |
0900
|
| Death Type |
4
|
| Death Height (m) |
5200
|
| Death Class |
3
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
Killed in fall in morning of 29 Oct (estimate 8-10 am)
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
(....-1951) Died 29 Oct 1951 on Kotang from fall
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
5
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-26
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
1
|
| Name (lowercase) |
george frey
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
34114
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Season |
3
|
| First Name |
Tenzing
|
| Last Name |
Sherpa
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Calculated Age |
0
|
| Citizenship |
-
|
| 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) |
True
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
5200
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1951-10-29
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
5
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
9
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
tenzing sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
Hired
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
34113
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Season |
3
|
| First Name |
Phu Tharkey
|
| Last Name |
Sherpa
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1922
|
| Calculated Age |
29
|
| 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) |
True
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
5200
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1951-10-29
|
| 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 |
HC #155
|
| Necrology |
-
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
5
|
| HCN |
155
|
| Checksum |
-1913
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
phu tharkey sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
1922
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Age at Expedition |
29
|
| Role |
Hired
|
3 recorded members.
References
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
863
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Reference ID |
01
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
HJ
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
In Memoriam: George Frey
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1952
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
17:163 (1952)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
5944
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Reference ID |
02
|
| Year |
1951
|
| 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 |
13776
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA51301
|
| Reference ID |
03
|
| Year |
1951
|
| Type |
5
|
| Journal |
-
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/17/17/in-memoriam-30/
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
-
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
-
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
3 recorded references.