Raymond Lambert

Raymond Lambert is a Alpiniste Suisse born with Geneva in 1914, and dead the February 24th 1997.

Biography

Raymond Lambert was born in Geneva, in 1914. He starts to climb very young person, at one time when the alpinism was still largely business of improvisation and amateurism.

For as much, there exist executives. Thus, he will attend the school of the guides in Valais he will leave first of his class in 1937. It is the passion which is expressed and this one, main demanding, will lead it to address as tu the drama as of the following year.

In February 1938, it belongs to the team which makes a success of the first winter crossing of the Needles of the devil but the storm occurs and all are found wedged at the bottom of a crack, to more than 4000 meters of altitude. Waiting lasts five days with the end of which Lambert tries an exit, which will enable him to find the rescue squad and thus to save his/her companions. It loses there some fingers and all its toes, carried by freezing.

But passion does not weaken. Raymond Lambert is made make special shoes and connects the races, especially if it feels that there is a challenge to take up.

Thus it is found in the the Himalayas with the Swiss forwarding of spring 1952. It meets there Tensing Norgay in company of which it will try the two attacks towards the top and to which will bind a solid friendship: the two men will be re-examined often thereafter, Norgay accomplishing even on several occasions the voyage in Switzerland.

Raymond Lambert will return thereafter in the Himalayas. He will also go to the Pakistan then in the the Andes before being caught passion for aviation, in the Sixties. One will thus see it assembling a company of charters; one will see it engaged then by a subsidiary company of the Swissair and especially, one will see it controlling until the 72 years age.

Raymond Lambert dies out on February 24th, 1997. The next summer, his/her son disperses his ashes since the top of the Mont Blanc.

Everest

Everest, southern edge, May 28th, 1952.

Raymond Lambert and Tensing Norgay are with 8600 meters. That made five hours that they go, five hours during which the two climbing ones gained 200 meters. The oxygen devices are not of any help, each step requires an effort and an extreme concentration. At this point in time the wind rises. It is enough at a glance to evaluate the situation: the southern top is so close… Lambert and Tensing understand nevertheless that if they continue, they will never return from there. They have the good reflex. They go down again towards the drawn up camp to the southern collar (7900 m) where their companions await them but the forces miss nevertheless as recalled by Lambert two days later: “Flory and Aubert had to trail us in the tents. There were ten meters to go up, one could not. ” Thus the Swiss attempt of spring 1952 finishes, that which will have explored pouring it Nepalese of the Everest and literally open the door of the top.

Raymond Lambert and Tensing Norgay will return to the autumn and they will try a new attack but the heart is not there really any more after the accidents which endeuillé this forwarding. Tensing will return one year after almost day for day (on May 29th, 1953) and it will be the triumph, in company of Edmund Hillary. As for Raymond Lambert, it will also return him in the Himalayas and it will go in the Andes and still a little everywhere before being transformed into aviator, specialized in the high mountain, of course.

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