Nepal Peak | 1937 SW Ridge from Nepal Gap (to SW Smt)

A UK expedition to Nepal Peak in 1937 via SW Ridge from Nepal Gap (to SW Smt), led by C. R. (Reggie) Cooke. Summit reached on 7th November 1937. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2984
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NEPA37301
Peak ID NEPA
Year 1937
Season 3
Host Country 3
Route 1 SW Ridge from Nepal Gap (to SW Smt)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders C. R. (Reggie) Cooke
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 -
Approach Zemu Glacier
Basecamp Date 1937-10-18
Summit Date 1937-11-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 35
Termination Date 1937-11-22
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7160m (SW Smt)
High Point (m) 7145
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 Recon Gimmigela Chuli (GIMM-373-01) and Kangchenjunga (KANG-373-01)
Campsites BC(18/10,4950m),C2(03/11),C3(05/11,6500m),C4(06/11,6825m),SW-Smt(07/11,7145m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement Reached SW Summit
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2432042
Year 1937
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge from nepal gap (to sw smt)

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Conrad Reginald (Reggie) Cooke M 1901 UK Leader India - Details Other expeditions
Henry Cecil John Hunt M 1910 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Joy Mowbray-Green Hunt F 1913 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kikuli Sherpa M 1911 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa M 1907 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1912 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rinzing (Rinsing) Bhutia M - India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Chikadi Bhutia M 1903 India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Hawang Sherpa M 1909 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

8 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
NEPA37301 HJ Hunt, John & Cooke, C. R. A Winter Visit to the Zemu Glacier - 10:49-70 (1938) -
NEPA37301 - Cooke, C. Reginald Dust and Snow By author - C340
NEPA37301 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Kangchenjunga - 68:34-40 (Jul 1979) -
NEPA37301 AJ Hunt, J. An Expedition in the Sikkim Himalaya - 50:109-114 (1938) -
NEPA37301 AJ Hunt, J. A Winter Expedition to the Zemu Glacier - 53:194-210 (1941) -
NEPA37301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/10/4/a-winter-visit-to-the-zemu-glacier/ - - -
NEPA37301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1942_files/AJ53%201942%20194-210%20Hunt%20Zemu%20Glacier.pdf - - -
NEPA37301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1938_files/AJ50%20109-114%20Hunt%20Sikkim.pdf - - -