Ramdung | 1955 N Side

A UK expedition to Ramdung in 1955 via N Side, led by Alfred Gregory. Summit reached on 4th April 1955. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3033
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Alfred Gregory
Sponsor	Merseyside 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	-
Approach	Rolwaling Valley
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1955-04-04
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	5900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	0
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 Panaio Toupa (PANT-551-01), Parchamo (PARC-551-01), Pimu (PAML-551-01), Chekigo (CHEK-551-01), Dingjung Ri (DING-551-01), Ripimo Shar (RIPI-551-01), Dapladadangdio and Singkar; attempted Pangbuk Ri (PANG-551-01); recon Gaurishankar (GAUR-551-01
Campsites	Smt(04/04)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	PARC55101
Checksum	2438687
Year	1955
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n side

Members

Field	Value
ID	22078
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Alfred John (Alf)
Last Name	Gregory
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5900
Summit Date 1	1955-04-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	(1913-2010) Died 9 February 2010 in Australia
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2417796
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alfred john (alf) gregory
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26280
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Charles
Last Name	Booth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	Born early/mid 1920s (est. age of 25)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles booth
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26281
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Boultbee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5900
Summit Date 1	1955-04-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	Mid 20's in age
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter boultbee
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26282
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Ted
Last Name	Courtenay
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Manchester, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2423440
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ted courtenay
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Dennis P.
Last Name	Davis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Anglesey, Wales
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5900
Summit Date 1	1955-04-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
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	(1927-2015) Died 19 Feb 2015
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2422880
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dennis p. davis
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Da Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	RAMD
Year	1955
Season	1
First Name	Nima Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
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	HC #177
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	177
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alfred John (Alf) Gregory	M	1913	UK	Leader	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Charles Booth	M	-	UK	Climber	Liverpool, Merseyside, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Peter Boultbee	M	-	UK	Climber	Liverpool, Merseyside, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Ted Courtenay	M	1928	UK	Climber	Manchester, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Dennis P. Davis	M	1927	UK	Climber	Anglesey, Wales	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6392
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Reference ID	01
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	30:140 (1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6393
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Reference ID	02
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Gregory, Alfred
Title	The Merseyside Himalayan Expedition, 1955
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	61:54-59 (May 1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Reference ID	03
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195614002/Asia-Nepal-Gaurisankar-Region
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13951
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAMD55101
Reference ID	04
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%2054-59%20Gregory%20Merseyside%20Exped.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
RAMD55101	AAJ	-	-	-	30:140 (1956)	-
RAMD55101	AJ	Gregory, Alfred	The Merseyside Himalayan Expedition, 1955	-	61:54-59 (May 1956)	-
RAMD55101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195614002/Asia-Nepal-Gaurisankar-Region	-	-	-
RAMD55101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%2054-59%20Gregory%20Merseyside%20Exped.pdf	-	-	-