Lhotse | 1956 W Face

A Switzerland expedition to Lhotse in 1956 via W Face, led by Albert Eggler. Summit reached on 18th May 1956. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2541
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT56101
Peak ID LHOT
Year 1956
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
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 Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 1956-04-07
Summit Date 1956-05-18
Summit Time 1450
Summit Days 41
Total Days 54
Termination Date 1956-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 2
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 False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Everest (EVER-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),C5(06/05,7500m),C6(09/05,7925m),Smt(05/18/05)
Route Notes See Swiss Everest 1956 from "Himalayan Journal" 1957 for route details as far as C6.
Accidents Sirdar Pasang Dawa Lama amoebic dysentery and liver abcess; Luchsinger appendicitis
Achievement 1st ascent of Lhotse
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route True
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID EVER56101
Checksum 2438378
Year 1956
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

12 recorded members.

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

References

11 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT56101 AJ Eggler, Albert On Lhotse and Mount Everest - 61:239-252 (Nov 1956) -
LHOT56101 HJ Eggler, Albert The Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse - 20:3-10 (1957) -
LHOT56101 AAJ Marmet, Juerg Everest-Lhotse, 1956 - 31:121-132 (1957) -
LHOT56101 - Eggler, Albert Gipfel Uber den Wolken Hallwag, Bern - E27
LHOT56101 - Eggler, Albert The Everest-Lhotse Adventure Harper & Bros, New York - E27
LHOT56101 MW Eggler, Alfred Lofty Summits - 147-150 (1956-57) -
LHOT56101 MW Reiss, Ernst Lhotse 1956 - 151-156 (1956-57) -
LHOT56101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Lhotse - 66:38-42 (Mar 1979) -
LHOT56101 - Reiss, Ernst Mein Weg Als Bergsteiger Huber, Frauenfeld - R167
LHOT56101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/20/1/the-swiss-expedition-to-everest-and-lhotse-1956/ - - -
LHOT56101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1956_files/AJ61%201956%20239-252%20Eggler%20Lhotse%20&%20Everest.pdf - - -