Edouard Wyss-Dunant (17 April 1897 – 30 April 1983) was a Swiss physician and alpinist. He had a distinguished career in medicine, both in his own country...
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millibars (10.5 inHg; 5.16 psi). The concept was conceived in 1953 by Edouard Wyss-Dunant, a Swiss doctor, who called it the lethal zone. All 14 peaks above...
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was first reached on 12 May 1952 by Aubert, Lambert, and Flory of Edouard Wyss-Dunant's Swiss Mount Everest Expedition which failed to reach the summit...
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Everest expedition was an attempt to summit Mount Everest. Led by, Edouard Wyss-Dunant, the expedition, which included Tenzing Norgay, reached a height...
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mountaineering (originally the lethal zone) was first conceived in 1953 by Edouard Wyss-Dunant, a Swiss physician and alpinist. It refers to altitudes above a certain...
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party. In 1952, he took part in the two Swiss expeditions led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant (spring) and Gabriel Chevalley (autumn), the first serious attempts...
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from the south. The 1952 Swiss Mount Everest Expedition, led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant, was granted permission to attempt a climb from Nepal. It established...
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through the Second World War and in 1952 he was an obvious choice for Edouard Wyss-Dunant's Genevois expedition to Everest. Tibet was now closed to foreigners...
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Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research mounted an expedition under Edouard Wyss-Dunant, which scaled both the peak and needle of Botoum, at 2,400 m (7,900 ft)...
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American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913) 1983 – Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897) 1986 – Robert Stevenson...
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Vento Waves Xinda 1932–1964: Count Charles Egmond d'Arcis 1964–1968: Edouard Wyss-Dunant 1968–1972: Albert Eggler [de] 1972–1976: Jean Juge 1976–1984: Pierre...
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equipment. First European to reach Nangpa La. A Swiss expedition led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant attempted to climb via the South Col and the southeast ridge. After...
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Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (d. 1975) 1897 – Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (d. 1983) 1899 – Aleksander Klumberg...
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Boris Tjurin, Franz Sauberer [ru] 1931 Mount Tahat 2918 Hoggar Edouard Wyss-Dunant 20 Jul 1932 Huascaran S. 6746 Andes Franz Bernard, Phillip Borchers...
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years (see 1975 expedition for a map). The spring attempt was led by Edouard Wyss-Dunant with Tenzing Norgay promoted to sirdar for the first time. At the...
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d'art et d'histoire, Exposition du 26 février au 20 mars 1955. with Edouard Wyss-Dunant und Otto Hassler: La Section genevoise du Club alpin suisse, 1865–1965...
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