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Dölf Reist (1956)

Dölf Reist (born March 22, 1921 in Sumiswald ; † October 20, 2000 in Interlaken ) was a Swiss mountaineer and photographer . Together with Hansruedi von Gunten , he achieved the third ascent of Mount Everest on May 24, 1956 .

Life

Reist had already conquered numerous peaks in the Alps. In 1956 he was a member of the Swiss Everest Lhotse Expedition , where he was responsible for equipment and clothing. He was a member of the second rope team on this expedition, which reached the summit just one day after the ascent by Jürg Marmet and Ernst Schmied .

Dölf Reist (left) and Ernst Reiss in 1951 at the top of the meat bank in the Wilder Kaiser

In further expeditions he climbed numerous other peaks on all continents and made a name for himself as an excellent nature photographer. His widow Hildi donated his life's work, comprising 70,000 pictures, to the Swiss Alpine Museum in June 2002 .

Himalaya expedition 1956: man with camera Dölf Reist, Ernst Reiss on his right

Works

  • Mountains of Homeland, Summit of the World, 1965
  • Dream Mountains of the World, 1973
  • To the highest peaks in the world, 1978
  • Pictures on the Path of Life, 2000

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ THE ALPS 2/2003
personal data
SURNAME Travel, Dölf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss mountaineer and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Sumiswald
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 2000
Place of death Interlaken