Mingbo Ri | 1961 From Mera La

A UK expedition to Mingbo Ri in 1961 via From Mera La, led by J. S. Keen. Summit reached on 28th November 1961. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2975
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MING61301
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	From Mera La
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	J. S. Keen
Sponsor	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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	Nepal
Approach	Khumbu Valley->Mingbo La
Basecamp Date	1961-11-24
Summit Date	1961-11-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	5
Termination Date	1961-11-29
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5950m due to deep crevasse and no bridging equipment
High Point (m)	5950
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
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	BC(24/11,4875m),ABC(27/11,5800m),xxx(28/11,5950m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440853
Year	1961
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	from mera la

Members

Field	Value
ID	22240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	J. S.
Last Name	Keen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	j. s. keen
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26590
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	D.
Last Name	Harrold
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Corporal, British Army
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	d. harrold
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26591
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	R.
Last Name	Neale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	L. Corporal, British Army
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	r. neale
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26592
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	J.
Last Name	Knight
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	L. Corporal, British Army
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	j. knight
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26593
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	Hamish
Last Name	MacDonald
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	British Army
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hamish macdonald
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	I. M.
Last Name	Tomes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	2nd Lieutenant, British Army
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	i. m. tomes
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	Ran Bahadur
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Member
Residence	-
Occupation	Gurkha Rifles Regiment
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ran bahadur rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	Chatur Man
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Member
Residence	-
Occupation	Gurkha Rifles Regiment
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	9
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chatur man rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MING61301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MING
Year	1961
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Phutar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Namche Bazar, 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)	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	aka Pasang Phutar II On 1953 Everest expedition (twice to S Col)
Necrology	(1927-2010) Died in Kathmandu
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-1918
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang phutar sherpa
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
J. S. Keen	M	-	UK	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
D. Harrold	M	-	UK	Climber	-	Corporal, British Army	Details Other expeditions
R. Neale	M	-	UK	Climber	-	L. Corporal, British Army	Details Other expeditions
J. Knight	M	-	UK	Climber	-	L. Corporal, British Army	Details Other expeditions
Hamish MacDonald	M	-	UK	Exp Doctor	-	British Army	Details Other expeditions
I. M. Tomes	M	-	UK	Climber	-	2nd Lieutenant, British Army	Details Other expeditions
Ran Bahadur Rai	M	-	Nepal	Member	-	Gurkha Rifles Regiment	Details Other expeditions
Chatur Man Rai	M	-	Nepal	Member	-	Gurkha Rifles Regiment	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa	M	1927	Nepal	Sirdar	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MING61301
Reference ID	01
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Keen, Capt. J. S.
Title	A Regimental Expedition to the Himalayas
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	23:133-138 (1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13743
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MING61301
Reference ID	02
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/13/a-regimental-expedition-to-the-himalayas/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MING61301	HJ	Keen, Capt. J. S.	A Regimental Expedition to the Himalayas	-	23:133-138 (1961)	-
MING61301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/13/a-regimental-expedition-to-the-himalayas/	-	-	-