Spring 1953 season
23 expeditions, of which 8 put someone on the summit. 29 summits (22 by members, 7 by hired staff) and 1 death, among 93 members and 25 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
- Everest (8849m), May 29 — New Zealand, India: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (EVER53101)
- Chamar North (7165m), Jun 05 — New Zealand, Nepal: Maurice Bishop, Nyamgel Sherpa (CHMN53101)
- Mera Peak (6470m), May — UK, Nepal: J. O. M. Roberts, Sen Tenzing Sherpa (MERA53101)
- Kangchung Nup (6043m), Apr 04 — UK, New Zealand: Edmund Hillary, Wilfred Noyce, Charles Wylie (KCHN53101)
- Pointed Peak (5850m), Apr 01 — UK: Wilfred Noyce, Michael Ward, Charles Wylie (POIN53101)
- Chhukung Tse (5833m), Apr 03 — UK, Nepal: John Hunt, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (CHUK53101)
- Pokalde (5780m), Apr 15 — UK: Tom Bourdillon, Wilfred Noyce, Michael Ward (POKA53101)
- Amphu Gyabjen (5630m), Apr 11 — UK: John Hunt, Tom Bourdillon (AMPG53101)
Busiest summit days
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kangchung Nup | 6043 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chamar North | 7165 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Amphu Gyabjen | 5630 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chhukung Tse | 5833 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Pointed Peak | 5850 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pokalde | 5780 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mera Peak | 6470 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Annapurna II | 7937 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annapurna IV | 7525 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Api Main | 7132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boktoh | 6114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganesh I | 7422 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganesh II | 7118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Himalchuli East | 7893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Imjatse | 6165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kangchenjunga | 8586 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kotang | 6148 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lampo | 6648 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nampa | 6729 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talung | 7349 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |