Fritz Luchsinger

Fritz Luchsinger (8 March 1921 – 28 April 1983) was a Swiss mountaineer.

Together with Ernst Reiss, he made the first ascent of Lhotse (8,516 m), the 4th highest mountain in the world, on 18 May 1956.

[1] During the approach march Luchsinger came down with severe appendicitis, and had to recuperate in a room given to the Swiss expedition by the lama of Tengboche monastery.

[2] Luchsinger disappeared during an attempt on Shishapangma in 1983.

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