Palung | 1955

A USA expedition to Palung in 1955, led by Norman Dyhrenfurth. Summit reached on 16th June 1955. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4394
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PLNG55201
Peak ID PLNG
Year 1955
Season 2
Host Country 2
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Norman Dyhrenfurth
Sponsor International Himalayan Expedition 1955
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach Khumbu Valley->Nangpa La
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1955-06-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7012
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
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 Island Peak (IMJA-551-01); attempted Lhotse (LHOT-553-10); recon Lhotse Shar (LSHR-551-01)
Campsites Smt(16/06)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID LHOT55301
Checksum 2438580
Year 1955
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Norman Guenter Dyhrenfurth M 1918 USA/Switzerland Leader USA Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Erwin Schneider M 1906 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Cartographer Details Other expeditions
Ernst Senn M - Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.