Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956

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The Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956 was a pioneering Swiss Himalayan mountaineering expedition that achieved the first successful ascent of Lhotse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan expedition
mountaineering expedition
achieved additional ascents of Mount Everest via South Col route
first ascent of Lhotse
baseCampLocation Khumbu Glacier
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
documentedIn book "Himalaya 1956: Lhotse und Everest" by Albert Eggler
endDate 1956-06-24
firstAscentOf Lhotse
leader Albert Eggler
member Alexander Graven
Dölf Reist
Ernst Reiss
Ernst Schmied NERFINISHED
Ernst Senn NERFINISHED
Erwin Schneider
Fritz Affolter
Fritz Luchsinger NERFINISHED
Fritz Müller
Hans Grimm
Hansruedi von Gunten
Jürg Marmet
Ueli Hürlemann
mountainRange Himalayas
notableFor pioneering Swiss Himalayan mountaineering achievements
objective ascents of Mount Everest
first ascent of Lhotse
operatedInCountry Nepal
precededBy Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952
region Everest region
surface form: Khumbu region
sponsor Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research
startDate 1956-04-06
summitDateOfEverest 1956-05-23
1956-05-24
summitDateOfLhotse 1956-05-18
summitedMountain Lhotse
Mount Everest
summitTeamForEverest Dölf Reist
Ernst Schmied NERFINISHED
Hansruedi von Gunten
Jürg Marmet
summitTeamForLhotse Ernst Reiss
Fritz Luchsinger NERFINISHED
usedRoute Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest
surface form: South Col route on Mount Everest

West face route on Lhotse
usedSupplementaryOxygen true
year 1956

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Lhotse firstAscentExpedition Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956
South Peak firstAscentExpedition Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956
subject surface form: Lhotse
Ernst Reiss memberOfExpedition Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition 1956
this entity surface form: Swiss Everest–Lhotse Expedition 1956