Sphinx | 1949 NE side

A Switzerland expedition to Sphinx in 1949 via NE side, led by Alfred Sutter. Summit reached on 6th June 1949. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1572
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Alfred Sutter
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1949-05-19
Summit Date	1949-06-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	18
Total Days	60
Termination Date	1949-07-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6825
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
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	Climbed Tengkoma (TENG-491-01) and Dzanye (DZAN-491-01); attempted Ohmi Kangri (OHMI-491-01) and Pyramid Peak (PYRM-491-01); recon Kangbachen (KANB-491-01) and Drohmo (DROM-491-01)
Campsites	BC(19/05,4660m),C1(5140m),C2(5700m),C3(04/06,6400m),Smt(06/06)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	PYRM49101
Checksum	2436598
Year	1949
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne side

Members

Field	Value
ID	21936
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Alfred
Last Name	Sutter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1904
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Munchwilen, Thurgau, 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)	6825
Summit Date 1	1949-06-06
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	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	(1904-1976) Died 11 August 1976
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2414697
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alfred sutter
Year of Birth	1904
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24557
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Rene
Last Name	Dittert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	38
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)	6825
Summit Date 1	1949-06-06
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	2
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	(1911-1983) Died 25 May 1983
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2417042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rene dittert
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24558
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Jacob
Last Name	Pargaetzi-Almer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland
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)	6825
Summit Date 1	1949-06-06
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	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2418333
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacob pargaetzi-almer
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Annelies
Last Name	Lohner
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1918
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber/BC Manager
Residence	Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	(1918-2012)
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-95
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	annelies lohner
Year of Birth	1918
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	31
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	37321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Edouard
Last Name	Wyss-Dunant
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1897
Calculated Age	52
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	1949-06-04
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	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	(1897-1983) Died 30 April 1983
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2412040
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edouard wyss-dunant
Year of Birth	1897
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51401
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Ajiba (Ajeeba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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)	6700
Summit Date 1	1949-06-04
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	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 #10
Necrology	(1911-1973) Obit HJ 33:225-226
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	10
Checksum	-2006
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ajiba (ajeeba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51402
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1907
Calculated Age	41
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	1949-06-04
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	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 #49
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	49
Checksum	-2002
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa thondup (da thondup) sherpa
Year of Birth	1907
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	51403
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPHN49101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	SPHN
Year	1949
Season	1
First Name	Gyalgen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1915
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	1949-06-04
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	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 #57; aka Gyalgen II, Mikchen
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	57
Checksum	-2010
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalgen sherpa
Year of Birth	1915
Year	1949
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alfred Sutter	M	1904	Switzerland	Leader	Munchwilen, Thurgau, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Rene Dittert	M	1911	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jacob Pargaetzi-Almer	M	1914	Switzerland	Climber	Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Annelies Lohner	F	1918	Switzerland	Climber/BC Manager	Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Edouard Wyss-Dunant	M	1897	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa	M	1911	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa	M	1907	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gyalgen Sherpa	M	1915	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.