Autumn 1952 season
7 expeditions, of which 2 put someone on the summit. 9 summits (7 by members, 2 by hired staff) and 1 death, among 39 members and 19 hired staff recorded.
Summits count member records: someone who summited twice on one expedition counts once, someone on two expeditions in the season counts twice. Claimed (unrecognised) ascents are excluded and disputed ones included, as in the database's own statistics. Hired staff are only recorded when they went above base camp.
First ascents
- Chulu West (6419m), Oct 23 — Japan: Kinji Imanishi, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Sasuke Nakao, Jiro Taguchi, Masataka Takagi, Sakuta Takebushi (CHUW52301)
- Ramdung (5900m), Oct — UK, Nepal: Tom MacKinnon, Dawa Tenzing Sherpa, Mingma Sherpa (RAMD52301)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd October 1952 | Chulu West | 6 |
| 19th October 1952 | Ramdung | 3 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest | 8849 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chulu West | 6419 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ramdung | 5900 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Annapurna IV | 7525 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaurishankar | 7135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |