Palung | 1952 S Ridge

A UK expedition to Palung in 1952 via S Ridge, led by Eric Shipton. Summit reached on 13th May 1952. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4391
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PLNG52101
Peak ID PLNG
Year 1952
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Eric Shipton
Sponsor British Expedition to Cho Oyu
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 New Zealand
Approach Nangpa La
Basecamp Date 1952-05-05
Summit Date 1952-05-13
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 8
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1952-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7012
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Ripimo Shar (RIPI-521-01); attempted Cho Oyu (CHOY-521-01) and Parchamo (PARC-521-01); recon Changtse (CTSE-521-01)
Campsites BC(05/05,5700m),C1(06/05,5800m),C2(07/05,6400m),C3(10/05,5800m),C4(12/05,6280m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID CHOY52101
Checksum 2437448
Year 1952
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eric Earle Shipton M 1907 UK Leader London, England - Details Other expeditions
Edmund Percival Hillary M 1919 New Zealand Climber Auckland, New Zealand Apiarist & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Wallace George Lowe M 1924 New Zealand Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.