Everest | 1956 S Col-SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 1956 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Albert Eggler. Summit reached on 23rd May 1956. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2752
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Albert Eggler
Sponsor	Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse 1956
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd,3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1956-04-07
Summit Date	1956-05-23
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	46
Total Days	54
Termination Date	1956-05-31
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	7
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	11
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	28
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-561-01) and Island Peak (IMJA-561-01)
Campsites	BC(07/04,5450m),C1(11/04,5800m),C2(13/04,6100m),C3.ABC(18/04,6500m),C4(01/05,6950m),C5A(06/05,7500m),C6B(20/05,8000m),C7(22/05,8400m),Smt(23-34/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2437663
Year	1956
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22124
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Albert
Last Name	Eggler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1913
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1913-1998) Died 25 August 1998 from climbing accident at age 85
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2417908
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	albert eggler
Year of Birth	1913
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22125
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Schmied
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Business executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1956-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1924-2002)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2421892
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst schmied
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22126
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Juerg P.
Last Name	Marmet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Engineer (oxygen expert)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1956-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Claimed age of 28 years, 252 days
Necrology	(1927-2013) Died 8 March 2013 in Allschwil, Switzerland
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423089
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	juerg p. marmet
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Adolf (Dolf)
Last Name	Reist
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1921
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Photographer & aircraft mechanic
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1956-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1921-2000) Died October 2000 in Switzerland from cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2420728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adolf (dolf) reist
Year of Birth	1921
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22128
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Fritz
Last Name	Luchsinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1921
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Army instructor and officer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1921-1983)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2420727
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fritz luchsinger
Year of Birth	1921
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22129
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Reiss
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1920
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide & aircraft mechanic
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1920-2010) Died 3 August 2010
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2420350
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst reiss
Year of Birth	1920
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	22132
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Hans-Rudolf
Last Name	Von Gunten
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Chemist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1956-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Claimed age of 27 years, 164 days
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423543
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans-rudolf von gunten
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26044
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Eduard (Edi)
Last Name	Leutold
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1928-2000)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2037
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eduard (edi) leutold
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26045
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Diehl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1908
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1908-1990)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2017
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang diehl
Year of Birth	1908
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	26046
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Hans
Last Name	Grimm
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1912
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Waedenswil, Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Dentist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1912-1988)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2021
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans grimm
Year of Birth	1912
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26047
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Fritz
Last Name	Mueller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1926
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber/Scientist
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Geographer & glaciologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1926-1980) Died 26 July 1980
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2035
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fritz mueller
Year of Birth	1926
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1912
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #139; aka Pasang Sherpa (originally from Khumjung)
Necrology	(1912-1982) Died in December 1982 in India
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	139
Checksum	-2021
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1912
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	44
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51309
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Da Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	1956-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-109
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51310
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Annulu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	1956-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Dawa Tenzing
Necrology	Died in accident on Amphu Laptsa
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-109
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	annulu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51311
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Phutar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	1956-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	aka Pasang Phutar II On 1953 Everest expedition (twice to S Col)
Necrology	(1927-2010) Died in Kathmandu
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	-2036
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang phutar sherpa
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Pa Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	1956-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	HC #161
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	161
Checksum	-2034
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pa norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	2nd Sirdar
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	1956-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Ang Tharkey and Annulu
Necrology	(1907-1985)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2016
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing (da tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Hired

17 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Albert Eggler	M	1913	Switzerland	Leader	Bern, Switzerland	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Ernst Schmied	M	1924	Switzerland	Climber	Bern, Switzerland	Business executive	Details Other expeditions
Juerg P. Marmet	M	1927	Switzerland	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Engineer (oxygen expert)	Details Other expeditions
Adolf (Dolf) Reist	M	1921	Switzerland	Climber	Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland	Photographer & aircraft mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Fritz Luchsinger	M	1921	Switzerland	Climber	Thun, Bern, Switzerland	Army instructor and officer	Details Other expeditions
Ernst Reiss	M	1920	Switzerland	Climbing Leader	Brienz, Bern, Switzerland	Alpine guide & aircraft mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Hans-Rudolf Von Gunten	M	1928	Switzerland	Climber	Bern, Switzerland	Chemist	Details Other expeditions
Eduard (Edi) Leutold	M	1928	Switzerland	Exp Doctor	Zurich, Switzerland	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Diehl	M	1908	Switzerland	Deputy Leader	Bern, Switzerland	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Hans Grimm	M	1912	Switzerland	Climber	Waedenswil, Zurich, Switzerland	Dentist	Details Other expeditions
Fritz Mueller	M	1926	Switzerland	Climber/Scientist	Zurich, Switzerland	Geographer & glaciologist	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa	M	1912	Nepal	Sirdar	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Annulu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa	M	1927	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pa Norbu Sherpa	M	1925	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	2nd Sirdar	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	838
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	01
Year	1956
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Eggler, Albert
Title	The Everest-Lhotse Adventure
Publisher	Harper & Bros, New York
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	E27
Notes	English edition of "Gipfel uber den Wolken: Lhotse and Everest"

Field	Value
ID	944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	02
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Eggler, Albert
Title	The Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	20:3-10 (1957)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	949
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	03
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Marmet, Juerg
Title	Everest-Lhotse, 1956
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	31:121-132 (1957)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	04
Year	1956
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Eggler, Albert
Title	Gipfel Uber den Wolken
Publisher	Hallwag, Bern
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	E27
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	05
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Eggler, Albert
Title	On Lhotse and Mount Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	61:239-252 (Nov 1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1229
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	06
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Eggler, Alfred
Title	Lofty Summits
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	147-150 (1956-57)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1230
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	07
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Schmied, Ernst
Title	Everest 1956
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	157-162 (1956-57)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	08
Year	1956
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Oelz, Oswald
Title	Everest-Lhotse
Publisher	AS Verlag, Zurich
Publication Date	2006
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7582
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	09
Year	1956
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Kurz, Marcel
Title	Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement)
Publisher	Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich
Publication Date	1963
Language	French
Citation	518-535
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13331
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	10
Year	1956
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195712100/Everest-Lhotse-1956
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13753
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	11
Year	1956
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/1/the-swiss-expedition-to-everest-and-lhotse-1956/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13948
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER56101
Reference ID	12
Year	1956
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%20239-252%20Eggler%20Lhotse%20&%20Everest.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

12 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER56101	-	Eggler, Albert	The Everest-Lhotse Adventure	Harper & Bros, New York	-	E27
EVER56101	HJ	Eggler, Albert	The Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse	-	20:3-10 (1957)	-
EVER56101	AAJ	Marmet, Juerg	Everest-Lhotse, 1956	-	31:121-132 (1957)	-
EVER56101	-	Eggler, Albert	Gipfel Uber den Wolken	Hallwag, Bern	-	E27
EVER56101	AJ	Eggler, Albert	On Lhotse and Mount Everest	-	61:239-252 (Nov 1956)	-
EVER56101	MW	Eggler, Alfred	Lofty Summits	-	147-150 (1956-57)	-
EVER56101	MW	Schmied, Ernst	Everest 1956	-	157-162 (1956-57)	-
EVER56101	-	Oelz, Oswald	Everest-Lhotse	AS Verlag, Zurich	-	-
EVER56101	-	Kurz, Marcel	Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement)	Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich	518-535	-
EVER56101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195712100/Everest-Lhotse-1956	-	-	-
EVER56101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/1/the-swiss-expedition-to-everest-and-lhotse-1956/	-	-	-
EVER56101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%20239-252%20Eggler%20Lhotse%20&%20Everest.pdf	-	-	-