Talung | 1954 NE Ridge from W

A UK expedition to Talung in 1954 via NE Ridge from W, led by John Kempe. Summit reached on 22nd May 1954. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3064
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge from W
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	New Zealand
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1954-05-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
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	Recon Kangchenjunga (KANG-541-01)
Campsites	BC(5180m),ABC(5500m),C1(6100m),xxx(22/05,7000m?)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	KANG54101
Checksum	2438504
Year	1954
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge from w

Members

Field	Value
ID	22030
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	John William Rolfe
Last Name	Kempe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1917
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	-
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1954-05-22
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	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	(1917-2010) Died 10 May 2010
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2419631
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john william rolfe kempe
Year of Birth	1917
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Trevor Hyam
Last Name	Braham
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1922
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	6000
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	(1922-2020) Died 2 March 2020
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2421262
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	trevor hyam braham
Year of Birth	1922
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Ronald (Ron)
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1916
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	6000
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	(1916-2008) Died 7 February 2008
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2419125
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ronald (ron) jackson
Year of Birth	1916
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Gilmour C.
Last Name	Lewis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	6000
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	17
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gilmour c. lewis
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37325
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Donald Stafford
Last Name	Matthews
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1917
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Calcutta, India
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	(1917-1956) Died 1956 in Lima, Peru from heart failure
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	17
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	donald stafford matthews
Year of Birth	1917
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	37
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	37326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	John William
Last Name	Tucker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1954-05-22
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	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	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john william tucker
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG54101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Phutar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1954-05-22
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	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	aka Pasang Phutar III
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-2015
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang phutar sherpa
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

7 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
Trevor Hyam Braham	M	1922	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ronald (Ron) Jackson	M	1916	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gilmour C. Lewis	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Donald Stafford Matthews	M	1917	New Zealand	Exp Doctor	Calcutta, India	Physician	Details Other expeditions
John William Tucker	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa	M	1933	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.