Max Eiselin
Max Eiselin (born January 8, 1932 in Kriens ) is a Swiss mountaineer , founder of Switzerland's first mountaineering business and organizer of the expedition that made the first ascent of Dhaulagiri in 1960 .
Life
Max Eiselin was born in Kriens in the canton of Lucerne . The trained businessman and passionate mountaineer started a mail order business in 1954 with mountaineering articles that were difficult to obtain at the time. a. with rock hooks by Riccardo Cassin , light metal carabiners by Pierre Allain and the then little-known Perlon mountain ropes.
Eiselin's role model as an expedition entrepreneur was the Swiss expedition mountaineer and photographer Lorenz Saladin . On his own initiative, with the help of friends and sponsors, he organized the expedition, which on May 13, 1960 managed the first ascent of the 13th eight-thousander Dhaulagiri , during which six of the 13 climbers and two Sherpas reached the summit. They used a prototype of the single-engine Pilatus Porter transport aircraft , dubbed the “Yeti”, but it crashed.
In 1963 Eiselin organized the first Swiss expedition to the Hindu Kush .
Eiselin's mountaineering business now includes, in addition to the main business in Lucerne, branches in four other cities, he operates a climbing hall and offers tours, courses and commercial expeditions. 20 years after the first ascent, the company carried out an expedition to Dhaulagiri, which reached the summit on May 13, 1980 to the day.
Books by Max Eiselin
- Success on Dhaulagiri. Orell Füssli Verlag, Zurich 1960
- Wild Hindu Kush. Orell Füssli Verlag, Zurich 1963
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eiselin, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss mountaineer, entrepreneur, expedition leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kriens |