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.