Tongu | 1959 NW side

A USA expedition to Tongu in 1959 via NW side, led by John S. Humphreys. Summit reached on 18th October 1959. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	John S. Humphreys
Sponsor	1959 American Himalayan 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	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1959-10-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6187
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
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	Climbed Ama Tsumen and Tekochen (both 1st ascents); attempted Hongde (HONG-593-01)
Campsites	Smt(18/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440484
Year	1959
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	22171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	John Sanford
Last Name	Humphreys
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	-
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)	6187
Summit Date 1	1959-10-18
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	1
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	(1933-1967) Died 9 March 1967 in Dayton, Ohio from airplane crash
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john sanford humphreys
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26382
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Casper
Last Name	Cronk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
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)	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	casper cronk
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26385
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Frederick L. (Fred)
Last Name	Dunn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Physician
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)	6187
Summit Date 1	1959-10-18
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	1
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	(1928-2014) Died 24 May 2014
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423490
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frederick l. (fred) dunn
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26386
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	John Franklin
Last Name	Noxon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Atmospheric phyicist
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)	6187
Summit Date 1	1959-10-18
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	1
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	(1928-1985) Died 19 Jan 1985
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423321
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john franklin noxon
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34042
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TONG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
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	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Sanford Humphreys	M	1933	USA	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Casper Cronk	M	-	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Frederick L. (Fred) Dunn	M	1928	USA	Climber	-	Physician	Details Other expeditions
John Franklin Noxon	M	1928	USA	Climber	-	Atmospheric phyicist	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5932
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Humphreys, John S.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:154-155 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5933
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	02
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cronk, Caspar
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:155-156 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5934
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	03
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Humphreys, John S.
Title	North of Dhaulagiri
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	35:249-262 (1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13304
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	04
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196124900/North-of-Dhaulagiri
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13310
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	05
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015400/Asia-Nepal-Mukut-Himal-and-Kanjiroba-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TONG59301
Reference ID	06
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015500/Asia-Nepal-Preliminary-Scientific-Report-of-the-1959-American-Himalayan-Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TONG59301	AAJ	Humphreys, John S.	-	-	34:154-155 (1960)	-
TONG59301	AAJ	Cronk, Caspar	-	-	34:155-156 (1960)	-
TONG59301	AAJ	Humphreys, John S.	North of Dhaulagiri	-	35:249-262 (1961)	-
TONG59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196124900/North-of-Dhaulagiri	-	-	-
TONG59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015400/Asia-Nepal-Mukut-Himal-and-Kanjiroba-Himal	-	-	-
TONG59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015500/Asia-Nepal-Preliminary-Scientific-Report-of-the-1959-American-Himalayan-Expedition	-	-	-