Nepal Peak | 1937 S Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Nepal Peak in 1937 via S Ridge, led by Ernst Grob. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2983
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
Host Country	3
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Ernst Grob
Sponsor	-
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	Germany
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Termination reason unknown
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Attempted Kirat Chuli (KIRA-371-01) and Gimmigela Chuli (GIMM-371-01)
Campsites	BC(4400m),ABC(4890m),C2,C3,C4,C5,xxx
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	3197
Year	1937
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Unknown
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	21918
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Grob
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1893
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Switzerland
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	False
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	2410727
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst grob
Year of Birth	1893
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26078
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Herbert
Last Name	Paidar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Germany
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	False
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	(1909-1951) Died 8 Sept 1951 on the Grossglocker in the Alps from rockfall
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-2012
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	herbert paidar
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26079
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Ludwig
Last Name	Schmaderer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Germany
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	False
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	2417789
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ludwig schmaderer
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Ajiba (Ajeeba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	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	HC #10
Necrology	(1911-1973) Obit HJ 33:225-226
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	10
Checksum	-2014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ajiba (ajeeba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	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	HC #40; aka Ang Dawa I
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	40
Checksum	-103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Nima Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	29
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	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	HC #129; aka Nima Tshering III
Necrology	(1907-1939)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	129
Checksum	-2010
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51447
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tshering (Pansy)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
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	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	HC #51; aka Ang Tsering III
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	51
Checksum	-2010
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering (pansy) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51448
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1937
Season	1
First Name	Mingma
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	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	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1937
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ernst Grob	M	1893	Switzerland	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Herbert Paidar	M	1909	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ludwig Schmaderer	M	1913	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa	M	1911	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering (Pansy) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	Sirdar	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	849
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA37101
Reference ID	01
Year	1937
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Grob, Ernst
Title	Drei im Himalaja
Publisher	F. Bruckmann
Publication Date	1938
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	G287
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NEPA37101	-	Grob, Ernst	Drei im Himalaja	F. Bruckmann	-	G287