Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952
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Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952 was an early Swiss-led Himalayan climbing attempt that made significant progress toward the first ascent of Mount Everest and helped pave the way for later successful expeditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountaineering expedition ⓘ |
| approximateSummitDistanceShortfall | about 250–300 vertical metres below summit ⓘ |
| attemptStyle | siege-style climbing ⓘ |
| campEstablished | South Col NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campType | high-altitude camps ⓘ |
| climbingEthicsContext | pre-commercial Himalayan expeditions ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| difficultyFactors |
cold temperatures
ⓘ
high winds ⓘ limitations of oxygen equipment ⓘ |
| expeditionType | national expedition ⓘ |
| highestAltitudeReached | approximately 8595 metres ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the closest pre-1953 attempts to the summit of Everest ⓘ |
| includedSherpaTeam | yes ⓘ |
| influenceOnLaterExpedition | 1953 British Mount Everest expedition ⓘ |
| leader | Edouard Wyss-Dunant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
demonstrated feasibility of South Col route
ⓘ
provided route knowledge for first successful ascent in 1953 ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountain | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfTeam | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableAttempt | Lambert and Tenzing summit push from South Col ⓘ |
| notableClimber |
Raymond Lambert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcomeForTenzing | established Tenzing Norgay as leading high-altitude Sherpa climber ⓘ |
| notablePublication | expedition reports in Alpine journals ⓘ |
| notableSherpa | Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | first ascent of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalPeriod | early 1950s Himalayan mountaineering era ⓘ |
| pioneeredRouteFeature | Khumbu Icefall passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeredRouteFeature |
Lhotse Face ascent line
ⓘ
Western Cwm approach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | 1952 Swiss autumn Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1951 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | summit not reached ⓘ |
| routeAttempted | South Col route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | spring 1952 ⓘ |
| sideOfMountain | Nepal (southern) side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBottledOxygenSystem | closed-circuit oxygen equipment ⓘ |
| usedFixedRopes | yes ⓘ |
| usedPorters | yes ⓘ |
| usedSupplementaryOxygen | yes ⓘ |
| year | 1952 ⓘ |
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1952 Swiss Mount Everest expedition