Annapurna IV | 1969 NW Ridge
A Czechoslovakia expedition to Annapurna IV in 1969 via NW Ridge, led by Vladimir Prochazka. Summit reached on 7th October 1969. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 29 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN469301 |
| Peak ID | ANN4 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Czechoslovakia |
| Leaders | Vladimir Prochazka |
| Sponsor | Northern Bohemian Mountaineering Club, Libecec, Czechoslovakia |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 5th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1969-10-07 |
| Summit Time | 1430 |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7525 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(4000m),C1(5000m),C2(5800m),C3(01/10,6500m),C4(06/10,7100m),Smt(07/10) |
| Route Notes | 13 Oct 1969 The Czechoslovak Annapurna expedition has become successful in scaling the Annapurna IV, learned from the Foreign Ministry today. Milos Albrecht and Ang Babu Sherpa of the Czechoslovakia Annapurna IV expedition reached the summit at 2:30 pm on 7th Oct. The first attempt to reach the peak was made by messers Masek, Chladek, Kopal and Simon on 2nd Oct [from C3] and returned from 450m below the peak. The second attempt was made on the 7th Oct by Vesely, Milos Albrecht and Ang Babu Sherpa, but only Albrecht and Sherpa reached the peak. Vesely turned back due to severe AMS. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2445531 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Prochazka | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Leader | - | High scbool teacher of physical culture | Details Other expeditions |
| Milos Albrecht | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Painter | Details Other expeditions |
| Leos Chladek | M | 1936 | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Liberce, Czechoslovakia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ladislav Vesely | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Agricultural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jiri Simon | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Liberecke Textilany, Czechoslovakia | Textiles technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Oldrich (Olda) Kopal | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Jablonce, Czechoslovakia | Jeweller | Details Other expeditions |
| Jiri Masek | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Lisneho, Czechoslovakia | Glass technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Karel Cerman | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Lomnici nad Popelkou, Czechoslovakia | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Bohumil Svatos | M | - | Czechoslovakia | Climber | Liberce, Czechoslovakia | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Babu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN469301 | AAJ | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. | - | - | 44:180 (1970) | - |
| ANN469301 | HJ | Prochazka, Vladimir | The Czechoslovac Expedition to Annapurna IV (7525m), 1969 | - | 31:195-199 (1971) | - |
| ANN469301 | MM | - | - | - | 7:2 (Jan 1970) | - |
| ANN469301 | - | Prochazka, Vladimir | Na Annapurnu | Nase Vojsko, Prague | - | P310 |
| ANN469301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197018002/Asia-Nepal-Annapuran-IV | - | - | - |
| ANN469301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/31/23/the-czechoslovac-expedition-to-annapurna-iv-7525-m-1969/ | - | - | - |