Imjatse | 1956 S side

A Switzerland expedition to Imjatse in 1956 via S side, led by Albert Eggler. Summit reached on 6th April 1956. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3097
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID IMJA56101
Peak ID IMJA
Year 1956
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S side
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 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1956-04-05
Summit Date 1956-04-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 1
Total Days 2
Termination Date 1956-04-07
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes Reached NE Summit (highest summit)
High Point (m) 6165
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-561-01) and Lhotse (LHOT-561-01)
Campsites BC(05/04,5180m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement 1st ascent of NE (highest) summit by Von Gunten and several Sherpas
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER56101
Checksum 2437976
Year 1956
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Albert Eggler M 1913 Switzerland Leader Bern, Switzerland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Hans-Rudolf Von Gunten M 1928 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Chemist Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Lobsang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.