Talung | 1953 NE Ridge from S
A UK expedition to Talung in 1953 via NE Ridge from S, led by John Kempe. Summit reached on 25th May 1953. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3063 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TLNG53101 |
| Peak ID | TLNG |
| Year | 1953 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge from S |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | John Kempe |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Yalung Valley |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1953-05-25 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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 | Attempted Kotang (KOTA-531-01) and Boktoh (BOKT-531-01); recon Kangchenjunga (KANG-531-01) |
| Campsites | BC,C1,C2(22/05,5395m),C3(23/05),C4(24/05,6920m),xxx(25/05,7300m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | KOTA53101 |
| Checksum | 2438141 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge from s |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John William Rolfe Kempe | M | 1917 | UK | Leader | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gilmour C. Lewis | M | - | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.