Expedition participant in 1952

Ernst Reiss 1920, Lead mountaineer

Apart from Raymond Lambert, Ernst Reiss was the only Swiss national in the post-monsoon expedition, which reached the South Col and made an attempt on the Everest ridge, which was unfortunately compromised by a severe ice storm. Ernst Reiss is known as a tireless climber in the Alps. He represented a type that would not be frightened off by major problems.