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Ernst Reiss (24 February 1920, Davos – 3 August 2010, Basel) was a Swiss mountaineer, who together with Fritz Luchsinger was the first to climb the 4th highest mountain on earth in 1956. On 18 May 1956, Reiss and Luchsinger successfully climbed the 8,516-metre (27,940 ft) Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain on earth. [1]
May 4, 2006 · Just a few days earlier, on May 18, Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss became the first climbers to scale Lhotse (8,501 metres). The mountaineers were welcomed home as heroes when they stepped off...
Lhotse (8,516 m; 27,939 ft) was first climbed on 18 May 1956, when the summit was reached by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss (both Switzerland). Lhotse is one of the 8,000ers, the 14 mountains on Earth that rise to more than 8,000 m (26,247 ft) above sea level.
Ernst Reiss, Mount LhoTse is the fourth highest mountain in the world after Mt Everest, Mt K2, and Mt. Kanchenjunga. LhoTse in Tibetan mean the “South Peak”. The peak elevates to a height of 8516 m.
Jul 2, 2018 · Alpinists Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss climbed to the top of the Lhotse on the 18th of May. With its 27,890 feet, it was the highest mountain on earth yet unconquered. “A hearty comradeship and trustful and well-timed co-operation among all the participants had permitted this triumph.”
Mar 5, 2019 · Together with Ernst Reiss he made the first ascent of Lhotse (8,516 m), the fourth highest mountain in the world, on 18 May 1956. Luchsinger was a member of the Swiss Everest Lhotse Expedition in 1956.
Aug 3, 2010 · Ernst Reiss was a Swiss mountaineer, who together with Fritz Luchsinger was the first to climb the fourth highest mountain on earth in 1956.
ERNST REISS, 36, an aircraft mechanic, came from Davos. He had been one of the most enterprising Swiss climbers for many years. In the Alps he had a long list of difiicult first ascents to his credit, and in November 1952 had reached a height of about 26,300 ft. above the •
After a cold night (-25° C at Camp V), Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger started their approach to the summit of Lhotse (8,501 m) on May 18 and crossed into the Lhotse couloir. They reached the crux around noon, and managed to overcome it using pitons.
Ernst Reiss (24 February 1920, Davos – 3 August 2010, Basel) was a Swiss mountaineer, who together with Fritz Luchsinger was the first to climb the fourth highest mountain on earth in 1956. On 18 May 1956, Reiss and Luchsinger successfully climbed the 8,516-metre (27,940 ft) Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain on earth.
