Kotang | 1955 W Side

A UK expedition to Kotang in 1955 via W Side, led by Charles Evans. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2887
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KOTA55101
Peak ID KOTA
Year 1955
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Charles Evans
Sponsor British Expedition to Kangchenjunga
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 New Zealand
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1955-04-12
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
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 Climbed Kangchenjunga (KANG-551-01), attempted Talung (TLNG-551-01)
Campsites BC(12/04,5000m),BC2(5485m),xxx(Apr)
Route Notes Attempted for acclimatization
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID KANG55101
Checksum 2585
Year 1955
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w side

Members

4 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
Norman David Hardie M 1924 New Zealand Climber Christchurch, New Zealand Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
John Angelo Jackson M 1921 UK Climber Yorkshire, England Schoolmaster Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.