Lha Shamma | 1962 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Lha Shamma in 1962 via SW Ridge, led by Dorothea Gravina. Summit reached on 14th May 1962. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2917
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Dorothea Gravina
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st,2nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Nepalganj->Jajarkot->Kaigaon
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1962-05-14
Summit Time	0930
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6412
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	3
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 Kagmara I (KAG1-621-01), Kagmara II, Kagmara III, Dawa's Peak, Twin Peak and Triangle Peak (all 1st ascents)
Campsites	BC,C1(30/04),C2(03/05,5500m),C3(04/05,6100m),Smt(14-15/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440436
Year	1962
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Dorothea Margaret
Last Name	Gravina
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1905
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	UK
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5500
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	aka Molly Briggs
Necrology	(1905-1990)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	-1901
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorothea margaret gravina
Year of Birth	1905
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Denise Nea
Last Name	Evans
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1962-05-13
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	True
Injury Date	1962-05-13
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	6100
Death Notes	Flu
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1931-2023) Died 25 Nov 2023
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	-1927
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	denise nea evans
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22253
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Nancy
Last Name	Smith
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nancy smith
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22254
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Pat
Last Name	Wood
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pat wood
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22255
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Josephine
Last Name	Scarr
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	josephine scarr
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Barbara
Last Name	Spark
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	barbara spark
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khunde, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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 #49?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	49
Checksum	-1976
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	22258
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	22259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ang Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6412
Summit Date 1	1962-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34081
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHAS
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5500
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	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Annulu
Necrology	(1907-1985)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-1903
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing (da tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dorothea Margaret Gravina	F	1905	UK	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Denise Nea Evans	F	1931	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nancy Smith	F	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pat Wood	F	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Josephine Scarr	F	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Barbara Spark	F	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa	M	1934	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pemba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	Sirdar	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1197
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	01
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	37:523 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1198
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	02
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Evans, Denise
Title	The Jagdula Expedition, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	68:65-77 (May 1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1199
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	03
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Evans, Denise
Title	The Jagdula Expedition, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	24:63-73 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1200
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	04
Year	1962
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Scarr, Josephine
Title	Four Miles High
Publisher	Victor Gollancz, London
Publication Date	1966
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	S103
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13287
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	05
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196352303/Asia-Nepal-Kanjiroba-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13737
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	06
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/9/the-jagdula-expedition-19621/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13923
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHAS62101
Reference ID	07
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1963_files/AJ%201963%2065-77%20Evans%20Jagdula%20Exped.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHAS62101	AAJ	-	-	-	37:523 (1963)	-
LHAS62101	AJ	Evans, Denise	The Jagdula Expedition, 1962	-	68:65-77 (May 1963)	-
LHAS62101	HJ	Evans, Denise	The Jagdula Expedition, 1962	-	24:63-73 (1962-63)	-
LHAS62101	-	Scarr, Josephine	Four Miles High	Victor Gollancz, London	-	S103
LHAS62101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196352303/Asia-Nepal-Kanjiroba-Himal	-	-	-
LHAS62101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/9/the-jagdula-expedition-19621/	-	-	-
LHAS62101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1963_files/AJ%201963%2065-77%20Evans%20Jagdula%20Exped.pdf	-	-	-