Kotang | 1953 N Ridge

A UK expedition to Kotang in 1953 via N Ridge, led by John Kempe. Summit reached on 17th May 1953. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2886
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KOTA53101
Peak ID KOTA
Year 1953
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
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 1953-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6085
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 Talung (TLNG-531-01) and Boktoh (BOKT-531-01); recon Kangchenjunga (KANG-531-01)
Campsites BC,C1(14/05),C2(15/05),C3(16/05),xxx(17/05,6085m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2437098
Year 1953
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

4 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
Mingma Gyalgen Sherpa M - - H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M - - H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KOTA53101 AJ Kempe, John The Yalung Valley - 59:316-322 (May 1954) -
KOTA53101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Kangchenjunga - 68:34-40 (Jul 1979) -
KOTA53101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1954_files/AJ59%201954%20316-322%20Kempe%20Yalung%20Valley.pdf - - -