Ganesh I | 1955 SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ganesh I in 1955 via SE Ridge, led by Raymond Lambert. Summit reached on 24th October 1955. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2775
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Raymond Lambert
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	France
Approach	Chilime Valley
Basecamp Date	1955-09-20
Summit Date	1955-10-24
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	34
Total Days	41
Termination Date	1955-10-31
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7422
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/09,4450m),C1(5030m),C2(5700m),C3(6300m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes	Sherpas (names taken from literature): Kami Tsering (born 1932) Pasang (born 1926) Nami (sirdar) (#191?) Ang Temba (born 1929) Pasang Temba (born 1936) Pemba Norbu (#150, born 1909) Ngawang Tsering (#204, born 1933) Nyima Dorje (#229, born 1932)
Accidents	Eric Gauchat fell to death during descent
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2437630
Year	1955
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Raymond
Last Name	Lambert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	-
Leader	True
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)	7422
Summit Date 1	1955-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	(1914-1997)
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2418404
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond lambert
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22114
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Eric
Last Name	Gauchat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	7422
Summit Date 1	1955-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	True
Death Date	1955-10-24
Death Time	1510
Death Type	4
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Killed in fall during descent from summit (declined to be roped to other climbers and descended alone; time and place of fall not seen; body found at base of snow couloir) (estimate fall at 6500m-7000m)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1955) Died 24 Oct 1955 on Ganesh I from *fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	eric gauchat
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22115
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Kogan
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	7422
Summit Date 1	1955-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	(1919-1959) Died 2 Oct 1959 on Cho Oyu from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2025
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude kogan
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23482
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Gendre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-29
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul gendre
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26307
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Morel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-29
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude morel
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26308
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Vittoz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Missionary
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)	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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Evacuated to Ktm due to high fever
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-29
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre vittoz
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26309
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GAN1
Year	1955
Season	3
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Guinox
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-29
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert guinox
Year of Birth	-
Year	1955
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Raymond Lambert	M	1914	Switzerland	Leader	Geneva, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Eric Gauchat	M	-	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Claude Kogan	F	1919	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Paul Gendre	M	-	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Claude Morel	M	-	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Vittoz	M	-	Switzerland	Climber	-	Missionary	Details Other expeditions
Robert Guinox	M	-	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	931
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Reference ID	01
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	30:141 (1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	940
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Reference ID	02
Year	1955
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1956
Language	-
Citation	61:213 (May 1956)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Reference ID	03
Year	1955
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Kurz, Marcel
Title	Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement)
Publisher	Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich
Publication Date	1963
Language	French
Citation	461-467
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Reference ID	04
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195614101/Asia-Nepal-Ganesh-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAN155301
Reference ID	05
Year	1955
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%20207-217%20Alpine%20Notes.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GAN155301	AAJ	-	-	-	30:141 (1956)	-
GAN155301	AJ	-	-	-	61:213 (May 1956)	-
GAN155301	-	Kurz, Marcel	Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement)	Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich	461-467	-
GAN155301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195614101/Asia-Nepal-Ganesh-Himal	-	-	-
GAN155301	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%20207-217%20Alpine%20Notes.pdf	-	-	-