Major Jayal(leader), Gurdial Singh, Capt R.K. Malhotra, Capt John Dias and Lt. R.K. Aggarwala. Both Kamet and Abi-Gamin were climbed on the same day by two teams assisted by sherpas from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling, India.
This was the first such successful all Indian Expedition.
If you ment Mt.Kangchenjunga , it was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band, who were part of a British expedition.Other members of this expedition included John Angelo Jacksonand Tom Mackinon.
The main members of the Expedition that climbed Kamet in 1955 were: 1. Major Nandu Jayal(leader) Principal Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India, reached the peak with 4 other Sherpas. 2. Mr Gurdial Singh-Teacher Doon School , Dehradun, India, climbed Abi Gamin with John Dias and three other sherpas 3. Cpat R.K. Malhotra-Bengal Sappers, Roorkee, India; he became sick; fell into a 30 feet crevasse, and was rescued successfully, only with a broken nose, without hurting his matrimonial prospects. 4. Capt John Dias, Garhwal Regiment, India, climbed Abi Gamin with Gurdial Singh, and 3 other sherpas. 5. Lt R.K. Aggarwala, B.E.G Group & Center, Roorkee, India. He was the youngest member of the expedition, who joined the expedition as an advanced course student of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India. He had done no mountaineering training before. He reached Meades Col.(23420ft), in his maiden effort, and supported the two teams who climbed the peaks of Kamet and Abi Gamin successfully on the same day. His performance was commended by all concerned. The team was supported by 5 World famous Sherpas, instructors at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, a cook, and two other sherpas.
The main members of the Expedition that climbed Kamet in 1955 were: 1. Major Nandu Jayal(leader) Principal Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India, reached the peak with 4 other Sherpas. 2. Mr Gurdial Singh-Teacher Doon School , Dehradun, India, climbed Abi Gamin with John Dias and three other sherpas 3. Cpat R.K. Malhotra-Bengal Sappers, Roorkee, India; he became sick; fell into a 30 feet crevasse, and was rescued successfully, only with a broken nose, without hurting his matrimonial prospects. 4. Capt John Dias, Garhwal Regiment, India, climbed Abi Gamin with Gurdial Singh, and 3 other sherpas. 5. Lt R.K. Aggarwala, B.E.G Group & Center, Roorkee, India. He was the youngest member of the expedition, who joined the expedition as an advanced course student of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, India. He had done no mountaineering training before. He reached Meades Col.(23420ft), in his maiden effort, and supported the two teams who climbed the peaks of Kamet and Abi Gamin successfully on the same day. His performance was commended by all concerned. The team was supported by 5 World famous Sherpas, instructors at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, a cook, and two other sherpas.
The cast of Italia K2 - 1955 includes: Enrico Abram as Expedition man Ugo Angelino as Expedition Walter Bonati as Expedition Achille Compagnoni as Expedition Ardito Desio as Expeditionsleiter - Himself Mario Fantin as Expedition Cirillo Floreanini as Expedition Pino Gallotti as Expedition Guido Pagani as Expedition Mario Puchoz as Expedition Ubaldo Rey as Expedition Gino Solda as Expedition Sergio Viotto as Expedition
The first attempt on Mount Lhotse was by an international team in 1955. One member of the party was Erwin Schneider; during this expedition, he began work on the first of the series of high-quality "Schneider maps of the Everest region"
There were 12 "founding members". Greece and Turkey were added in 1952 and Germany in 1955. So after 1955 and until 1999 there were 15 NATO members.
The first successful ascent of K2 was achieved on July 21, 1954, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio, with climbers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni reaching the summit. Kanchenjunga was first climbed on May 25, 1955, by a British expedition led by George Band and Joe Brown, who reached the summit as part of a team that included climbers from India.
I'm taking it your question is 'Who were the two people to climb mount Everest and reach the top?' If so, the first two people to climb Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, they climbed the Mountain in May 1955.
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No. They joined in 1955, and became the 15th member. There are now 28 members. Albania and Croatia both joined in 2009, becoming the latest members.
Two British climbers, Joe Brown and George Band made the first ascent on Mount Kanchenjunga on May 25th 1955.
Matthew A. Henson, (1866-1955), was a member of the Robert Peary expedition to the North Pole in 1909.