Spring 1956 season
9 expeditions, of which 6 put someone on the summit. 17 summits (13 by members, 4 by hired staff) and 1 death, among 51 members and 21 hired staff recorded.
Summits count member records: someone who summited twice on one expedition counts once, someone on two expeditions in the season counts twice. Claimed (unrecognised) ascents are excluded and disputed ones included, as in the database's own statistics. Hired staff are only recorded when they went above base camp.
First ascents
- Lhotse (8516m), May 18 — Switzerland: Fritz Luchsinger, Ernst Reiss (LHOT56101)
- Manaslu (8163m), May 09 — Japan, Nepal: Toshio Imanishi, Gyaltsen Norbu Sherpa (MANA56101)
- Khatung Khang (6484m), Apr 12 — Switzerland: Arthur Baumgartner, Marguerite Deriaz (KTUN56101)
- Manapathi (6380m), Apr 25 — Argentina, Nepal: Emiliano Huerta, Ayiwa Sherpa (MANP56101)
- Imjatse (6165m) — Switzerland, Nepal: Hansrudolf Von Gunten, 2 unknown Sherpas (IMJA56101)
Busiest summit days
| Date | Peak | Summits |
|---|---|---|
| 6th April 1956 | Imjatse | 3 |
| 12th April 1956 | Khatung Khang | 2 |
| 25th April 1956 | Manapathi | 2 |
| 9th May 1956 | Manaslu | 2 |
| 11th May 1956 | Manaslu | 2 |
| 18th May 1956 | Lhotse | 2 |
| 23rd May 1956 | Everest | 2 |
| 24th May 1956 | Everest | 2 |
Peaks
| Peak | Height | Expeditions | Successful | Summits | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest | 8849 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Manaslu | 8163 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Imjatse | 6165 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Khatung Khang | 6484 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lhotse | 8516 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Manapathi | 6380 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dhaulagiri I | 8167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Machhapuchhare | 6993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharpu Chuli | 5695 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |