![Before traversing the Geneva Spur and starting the descent, the last man of the 1952 Swiss Everest expedition leaves the South Col in the heart of the death zone (!?!) at 25,850 (Photo: Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research).](https://i0.wp.com/www.markhorrell.com/wp-content/uploads/geneva-spur.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1)
Before traversing the Geneva Spur and starting the descent, the last man of the 1952 Swiss Everest expedition leaves the South Col in the heart of the death zone (!?!) at 25,850 (Photo: Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research).
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