Pethangtse | 1954 S Glacier

A New Zealand expedition to Pethangtse in 1954 via S Glacier, led by Edmund Hillary. Summit reached on 26th May 1954. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3008
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PETH54101
Peak ID	PETH
Year	1954
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Glacier
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Edmund Hillary
Sponsor	New Zealand Alpine Club Barun Valley Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1954-05-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6739
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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 Baruntse (BARU-541-01), Pethangtse East (PTHE-541-01), Chago (CHAG-541-01) and Nau Lekh (NAUL-541-01) (all 1st ascents); attempted Cho Polu (CHOP-541-01) and Makalu II (MAK2-541-01); recon Makalu (MAKA-541-02)
Campsites	BC(Apr),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	BARU54101
Checksum	2438193
Year	1954
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s glacier

Field	Value
ID	22040
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PETH54101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PETH
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Percival
Last Name	Hillary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Apiarist & alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	(1919-2008) Died 11 Jan 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2420209
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund percival hillary
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Edmund Percival Hillary	M	1919	New Zealand	Leader	Auckland, New Zealand	Apiarist & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Norman David Hardie	M	1924	New Zealand	Climber	Christchurch, New Zealand	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Brian J. Wilkins	M	1925	New Zealand	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Michael Ball	M	-	UK	Exp Doctor	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Urkien Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.