Ernst Schmied

Ernst Schmied (1924 in Bern, Switzerland - 22 March 2002)[1][2] was a Swiss Mountaineer.

He is best known for achieving the second successful summit of Mount Everest, on 23 May 1956, as part of the 1956 Swiss Expedition to Everest and Lhotse.

[3][4][5] Prior to the 1956 expedition, Schmied had built a reputation for being capable on both "stiff rock climbs" and "great ice ascents".

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