Nuptse | 1961 Central Ridge of S Face

A UK expedition to Nuptse in 1961 via Central Ridge of S Face, led by Joseph Walmsley. Summit reached on 16th May 1961. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2991
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NUPT61101
Peak ID NUPT
Year 1961
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Central Ridge of S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Joseph Walmsley
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 Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 1961-04-11
Summit Date 1961-05-16
Summit Time 1615
Summit Days 35
Total Days 43
Termination Date 1961-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7864
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 8
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 2
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(11/04,5180m),C1(13/04,5485m),C2(14/04,5800m),C3(15/04,6035m),C4A,C4B,C4(28/04,6300m),C5(06/05,6580m),C6(11/05,6860m),C7(13/05,7160m),C8(15/05,7250m),Smt(16-17/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2440702
Year 1961
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) central ridge of s face

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joseph Walmsley M 1924 UK Leader Manchester, England - Details Other expeditions
Dennis P. Davis M 1927 UK Climber Manchester, England - Details Other expeditions
Les Brown M - UK Climber Manchester, England - Details Other expeditions
James (Jim) Swallow M - UK Climber London, England - Details Other expeditions
Christian John Storey (Chris) Bonington M 1934 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pemba (Ang Pemba) Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Simon George McHardy Clark M 1936 UK Climber London, England - Details Other expeditions
James (Jim) Lovelock M - UK BC Manager - - Details Other expeditions
Charles Trevor Jones M 1930 UK Climber Manchester, England - Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey John Streetly M 1928 UK Climber Trinidad - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa M 1939 Nepal Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
NUPT61101 AJ Walmsley, J. Nuptse - 66:209-234 (Nov 1961) -
NUPT61101 HJ Walmsley, J. & Davis, D. Nuptse - 23:3-15 (1961) -
NUPT61101 AAJ Walmsley, Joseph Nuptse - 36:99-106 (1962) -
NUPT61101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Nuptse - 45:22-28 (Sep 1975) -
NUPT61101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196209900/Nuptse - - -
NUPT61101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/1/nuptse/ - - -
NUPT61101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1961_files/AJ%201961%20209-234%20Walmsley%20Nuptse.pdf - - -