About Ernst Reiss
Lived 1920 – 2010 (aged 90). Ernst Reiss was a Swiss mountaineer and himalayist.
Ernst Reiss (24 February 1920 – 3 August 2010) was a Swiss mountaineer who made the first ascent of Lhotse, the world's 4th-highest mountain, in 1956.
On 18 May 1956, Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger successfully climbed the Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain on earth at .
Reiss died in Basel, Switzerland, on 3 August 2010, aged 90.
Books Mein Weg als Bergsteiger. Frauenfeld: Huber 1959
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Who was Ernst Reiss?
Swiss mountaineer (1920-2010)
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Ernst Reiss was born on 24 February 1920 in Davos.
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Ernst Reiss died on 3 August 2010 in Basel.
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Ernst Reiss was a mountaineer and himalayist.
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Ernst Reiss was Swiss.
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