Nepal Peak | 1939 S Ridge from E

A Switzerland expedition to Nepal Peak in 1939 via S Ridge from E, led by Ernst Grob. Summit reached on 27th May 1939. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2985
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
Host Country	3
Route 1	S Ridge from E
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Ernst Grob
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Germany
Approach	Sikkim->Zemu Glacier
Basecamp Date	1939-05-07
Summit Date	1939-05-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7177
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
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	Climbed Kirat Chuli (KIRA-391-01) and Langpo South (LNPS-392-01); attempted Gimmigela Chuli (GIMM-392-01) and Pyramid Peak (PYRM-392-01)
Campsites	BC(07/05),C2(6000m),C3(24/05,6350m),C4(25/05,6600m),C5(26/05,7000m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2432610
Year	1939
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge from e

Members

Field	Value
ID	21924
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Grob
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1893
Calculated Age	45
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7177
Summit Date 1	1939-05-27
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	3
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	2410648
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst grob
Year of Birth	1893
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	21928
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ludwig
Last Name	Schmaderer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	26
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7177
Summit Date 1	1939-05-27
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	3
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	2417710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ludwig schmaderer
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21929
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Herbert
Last Name	Paidar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	29
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7177
Summit Date 1	1939-05-27
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	3
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	(1909-1951) Died 8 Sept 1951 on the Grossglocker in the Alps from rockfall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2091
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	herbert paidar
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51411
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ila (Aila)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	25
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1939-05-26
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	HC #61
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	61
Checksum	-2056
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ila (aila) sherpa
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51412
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tshering (Pansy)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	31
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	-2050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering (pansy) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51413
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Genden Umdu
Last Name	Bhutia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	India
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1939-05-26
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	(1909-1943)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	91
Checksum	-2052
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	genden umdu bhutia
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51414
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Karma (Ang Karma)
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	-143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma (ang karma) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51415
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Kandawa (Kandova)
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)	6000
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	True
Injury Date	1939-05-20
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	6000
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kandawa (kandova) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51416
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ila Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	22
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1939-05-26
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	HC #85
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	85
Checksum	-2059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ila tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1939
Season	1
First Name	Ajiba (Ajeeba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	27
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1939-05-26
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	HC #10
Necrology	(1911-1973) Obit HJ 33:225-226
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	10
Checksum	-2054
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ajiba (ajeeba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1939
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ernst Grob	M	1893	Switzerland	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ludwig Schmaderer	M	1913	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Herbert Paidar	M	1909	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ila (Aila) Sherpa	M	1913	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering (Pansy) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	Sirdar	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Genden Umdu Bhutia	M	1909	India	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Karma (Ang Karma) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kandawa (Kandova) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ila Tenzing Sherpa	M	1916	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa	M	1911	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	848
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Reference ID	01
Year	1939
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Grob, Ernst
Title	Zwischen Kantsch und Tibet
Publisher	F. Bruckmann, Munchen
Publication Date	1950
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	G288
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3542
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Reference ID	02
Year	1939
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Grob, E.
Title	In Sikkim - The Tent Peak
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1946
Language	-
Citation	13:46-53 (1946)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13366
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Reference ID	03
Year	1939
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12194014302/Asia-Himalayas
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13780
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA39101
Reference ID	04
Year	1939
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/13/4/in-sikkim-the-tent-peak/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NEPA39101	-	Grob, Ernst	Zwischen Kantsch und Tibet	F. Bruckmann, Munchen	-	G288
NEPA39101	HJ	Grob, E.	In Sikkim - The Tent Peak	-	13:46-53 (1946)	-
NEPA39101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12194014302/Asia-Himalayas	-	-	-
NEPA39101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/13/4/in-sikkim-the-tent-peak/	-	-	-