Jürg Marmet

Jürg Marmet (September 14, 1927 – March 8, 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 May 23, 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 May 24, 1956.[1] Marmet and Schmied were also the first Swiss to ascend Lhotse in 1956.[2]

Jürg Marmet 1956

Marmet was born in Bern, Switzerland, on September 14, 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 March 8, 2013, at the age of 85.[1]