Dölf Reist Explained

Dölf Reist (1921-2000) was a Swiss mountaineer, best known for the third successful summit of Mount Everest on 23 May 1956, as part of the 1956 Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse.^{[1] [2]}

Reist and Ernst Reiss are said to have formed "one of the best leaderless rope teams in Switzerland".^[3]

Reist was part of the second two-man team to reach the Summit, and he climbed with Hans Ruedi von Gunten.^[4]

See also

• List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest

External links

• Gallery of Swiss Everest expedition as photographed by little Dölf Reist (swissinfo.ch)

Notes and References

1. News: Massive Everest as photographed by little Dölf Reist. Kuenzi. Renat. SWI swissinfo.ch. 2018-01-07. en.
2. Web site: EverestHistory.com: Dolf Reist. www.everesthistory.com. 2018-01-07.
3. Web site: 50 Years Everest-Lhotse Expedition: Dölf Reist. www.alpinfo.ch. 2018-01-07.
4. Web site: Massive Everest as photographed by little Dölf Reist. Kuenzi. Renat. SWI swissinfo.ch. en. 2019-01-23.