Ramdung | 1952 N Side

A UK expedition to Ramdung in 1952 via N Side, led by Tom MacKinnon. Summit reached on 19th October 1952. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4390
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID RAMD52301
Peak ID RAMD
Year 1952
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tom MacKinnon
Sponsor Scottish Nepal 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 -
Approach Charikot->Beding->Rolwaling Valley
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1952-10-19
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 Climbed 3 Rolwaling peaks in Ramdung area (Ramdung, Yalung Ri (5647m), Peak 5794m), 1 Khumbu peak (Kalapattar) and 2 peaks near Junbesi
Campsites BC,C1(15/10),C2(16/10),C3(18/10,4875m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2437787
Year 1952
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n side

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Thomas Dempster (Tom) MacKinnon M 1912 UK Leader Glasgow, Scotland - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa M 1907 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
George Stevenson Roger M 1908 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Douglas Scott M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Thomas (Tom) Weir M 1914 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ila Tenzing Sherpa M 1916 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
RAMD52301 - Weir, Tom East of Katmandu Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh - W100
RAMD52301 AJ MacKinnon, Tom Scottish Nepal Expedition, 1952 - 59:417-420 (Nov 1954) -
RAMD52301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1954_files/AJ59%201954%20417-420%20MacKinnon%20Scottish%20Nepal%20Exped.pdf - - -