Kotang | 1966 SE Face-SW Ridge-Cntrl Smt

A India expedition to Kotang in 1966 via SE Face-SW Ridge-Cntrl Smt, led by Pushpa Athavle. Summit reached on 18th April 1966. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
Host Country	3
Route 1	SE Face-SW Ridge-Cntrl Smt
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Pushpa Athavle
Sponsor	Indian Women's 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	1966-04-08
Summit Date	1966-04-18
Summit Time	1145
Summit Days	10
Total Days	16
Termination Date	1966-04-24
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	Successful only to Central Smt (6100m); ridge too sharp and ice-covered to proceed further
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
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	-
Campsites	BC(08/04,4660m),C1(13/04,5120m),C2(15/04,5730m),Cntrl-Smt(18/04,6100m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st ascent of Central Summit
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2441830
Year	1966
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se face-sw ridge-cntrl smt

Members

Field	Value
ID	34117
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Pushpa
Last Name	Athavle
Sex	F
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pushpa athavle
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34118
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Meena
Last Name	Agrawal
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	India
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	2429000
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	meena agrawal
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	34119
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Gira
Last Name	Shah
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gira shah
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34120
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Praveen
Last Name	Sharma
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	praveen sharma
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34121
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India/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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34122
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34123
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Lobsang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India/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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lobsang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34124
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal/India
Status	Advisor
Residence	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)
Occupation	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1966-04-18
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	155
Checksum	-2012
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	34125
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Neela K.
Last Name	Pandit
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
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	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	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	neela k. pandit
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KOTA
Year	1966
Season	1
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India/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	False
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	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-87
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1966
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pushpa Athavle	F	-	India	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Meena Agrawal	F	1943	India	Deputy Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gira Shah	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Praveen Sharma	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa	M	-	India/Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Sherpa	M	-	India/Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal/India	Advisor	Darjeeling, India (born in Thami, Khumbu)	Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute	Details Other expeditions
Neela K. Pandit	F	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	-	India/Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5974
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Reference ID	01
Year	1966
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Athavle, Pushpa
Title	Kokthang, 1966
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1968
Language	-
Citation	28:73-79 (1967-1968)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6470
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Reference ID	02
Year	1966
Type	2
Journal	HMJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1966
Language	-
Citation	2-1:103 (July 1966)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KOTA66101
Reference ID	03
Year	1966
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/28/11/kokthang-1966/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KOTA66101	HJ	Athavle, Pushpa	Kokthang, 1966	-	28:73-79 (1967-1968)	-
KOTA66101	HMJ	-	-	-	2-1:103 (July 1966)	-
KOTA66101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/28/11/kokthang-1966/	-	-	-