Jürg Marmet (14 September 1927 – 8 March 2013) was a Swiss mountaineer. Marmet was part of the first two-man Swiss team which climbed Mount Everest in 1956. (Prior to this, only Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had successfully climbed the mountain in 1953 [1]). Marmet and his climbing partner, Ernst Schmied, became the third and fourth people (and the second two-man team) to reach Mount Everest's summit on 23 May 1956. [1] He was also one of the first Swiss citizens to climb to the top of Mount Everest. [1] Marmet and Schmied narrowly beat the next Swiss team to the top: The next day, the next two-man Swiss expedition of Hansruedi von Gunten and Dölf Reist reached the top of the mountain on 24 May 1956. [1] Marmet and Schmied were also the first Swiss to ascend Lhotse in 1956. [2]
Marmet was born in Bern, Switzerland, on 14 September 1927. [2] He married Elsbeth Knoerr and had three children. [2] He was a chemical engineer by profession and retired in 1992. [2]
Jürg Marmet died in Allschwil, Switzerland, on 8 March 2013, at the age of 85. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Schweizer Mount Everest-Bezwinger Jürg Marmet gestorben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ a b c d "EverestHistory.com: Jürg Marmet". EverestHistory.com. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
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