Kotang | 1962 SW Ridge-S Smt
A India expedition to Kotang in 1962 via SW Ridge-S Smt, led by K. P. Rana.
Summit reached on 26th May 1962.
4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2888
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA62101
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Season |
1
|
| Host Country |
3
|
| Route 1 |
SW Ridge-S Smt
|
| Route 2 |
-
|
| Route 3 |
-
|
| Route 4 |
-
|
| Nationality |
India
|
| Leaders |
K. P. Rana
|
| Sponsor |
Indian Army Expedition
|
| 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 |
1962-05-26
|
| Summit Time |
-
|
| Summit Days |
0
|
| Total Days |
0
|
| Termination Date |
-
|
| Termination Reason |
2
|
| Termination Notes |
Success only to South Summit (6038m)
|
| High Point (m) |
6038
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Camps |
0
|
| Fixed Rope (m) |
0
|
| Total Members |
3
|
| Summit Members |
0
|
| Member Deaths |
0
|
| Total Hired |
2
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Campsites |
S-Smt(26/05,6038m)
|
| Route Notes |
-
|
| Accidents |
-
|
| Achievement |
1st ascent of South Summit
|
| Agency |
-
|
| Commercial Route |
-
|
| Standard Route |
-
|
| Primary Route |
False
|
| Primary Member |
False
|
| Primary Reference |
-
|
| Primary ID |
-
|
| Checksum |
2440403
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| O2 Summary |
None
|
| Route (lowercase) |
sw ridge-s smt
|
Members
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
22290
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA62101
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
K. P.
|
| Last Name |
Rana
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Calculated Age |
0
|
| Citizenship |
India
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
-
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| 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) |
6038
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1962-05-26
|
| 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 |
4
|
| Summit Term |
2
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-7
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
k. p. rana
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
36932
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA62101
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Dorje
|
| 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) |
6038
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1962-05-26
|
| 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 |
4
|
| Summit Term |
2
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-7
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
dorje sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
Hired
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
36933
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA62101
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
Nawang Gombu
|
| Last Name |
Sherpa
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1936
|
| Calculated Age |
25
|
| Citizenship |
India
|
| Status |
Climber
|
| Residence |
Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu)
|
| Occupation |
Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| 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) |
6038
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1962-05-26
|
| 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 |
Nephew of Tenzing Norgay
|
| Necrology |
(1936-2011) Died 24 April 2011 in Darjeeling after a brief illness
|
| Summit Bid |
4
|
| Summit Term |
2
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-1943
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
nawang gombu sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
1936
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Age at Expedition |
26
|
| Role |
Member
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
36934
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KOTA62101
|
| Member ID |
04
|
| Peak ID |
KOTA
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Season |
1
|
| First Name |
-
|
| Last Name |
Unknown
|
| 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) |
6038
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1962-05-26
|
| 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 |
4
|
| Summit Term |
2
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-7
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
unknown
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1962
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
Hired
|
4 recorded members.
References
0 recorded references.