1 9 5 6 : ▁Swiss ▁Ex ped ition ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Swiss ▁expedition ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁put ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁clim bers ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Ever est . ▁The ▁expedition ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁L hot se ▁( four th ▁highest ) ▁when ▁Ernst ▁Re iss ▁and ▁Fritz ▁L uch sing er ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁L hot se ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 . ▁The ▁expedition ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁ 6 ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Col ▁and ▁camp ▁ 7 ▁at ▁. ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁Ernst ▁Sch m ied ▁and ▁J uer g ▁Mar met ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Ever est ▁followed ▁by ▁D öl f ▁Re ist ▁and ▁Hans ru edi ▁von ▁Gun ten ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 : ▁The ▁North ▁R idge ▁▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁a ▁Chinese ▁team ▁consisting ▁of ▁Wang ▁F uz hou , ▁Qu ▁Y in h ua , ▁and ▁a ▁Tib et an , ▁G ong bu ▁( K on bu ), ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁via ▁the ▁North ▁R idge . ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁phot ographic ▁evidence , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁claim ▁was ▁disc ount ed ▁in ▁mount aine ering ▁circles . ▁However , ▁subsequent ▁research ▁and ▁inter views ▁have ▁persu aded ▁many ▁exper ts ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁did ▁indeed ▁clim b ▁Ever est ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁▁▁ ▁Wood