Spring 1961 season
11 expeditions, of which 5 put someone on the summit. 24 summits (15 by members, 9 by hired staff) and 3 deaths, among 72 members and 17 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
- Nuptse (7864m), May 16 — UK, Nepal: Dennis Davis, Tashi Sherpa (NUPT61101)
- Annapurna III (7555m), May 06 — India: Mohan S. Kohli, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Girmi (ANN361101)
- Ama Dablam (6814m), Mar 13 — New Zealand, USA, UK: Mike Gill, Wally Romanes, Barry Bishop, Michael Ward (AMAD61101)
- Matathumba (5767m), May 16 — UK, Nepal: John Tyson, James Burnet, John Earle, Mingma Tsering, Ang Temba Sherpa (MATA61101)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 11th May 1961 | Leonpo Gang East | 6 |
| 16th May 1961 | Matathumba | 5 |
| 13th March 1961 | Ama Dablam | 4 |
| 17th May 1961 | Nuptse | 4 |
| 6th May 1961 | Annapurna III | 3 |
| 16th May 1961 | Nuptse | 2 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonpo Gang East | 6733 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nuptse | 7864 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Matathumba | 5767 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ama Dablam | 6814 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Annapurna III | 7555 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Annapurna I | 8091 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langtang Lirung | 7227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leonpo Gang | 6979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makalu | 8485 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peak 29 | 7871 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talung | 7349 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |