Annapurna IV | 1994 NW Ridge

A Slovenia expedition to Annapurna IV in 1994 via NW Ridge, led by Zare Guzej. Summit reached on 11th October 1994. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Slovenia
Leaders	Zare Guzej
Sponsor	Slovenian Annapurna IV Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Italy
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1994-09-23
Summit Date	1994-10-11
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	18
Total Days	24
Termination Date	1994-10-17
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6700m due to strong winds
High Point (m)	6700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(23/09,4700m),C1(29/09,5800m),C2(04/10,6400m),C3(05/10,6600m),xxx(11/10,6700m)
Route Notes	BC at Sabje Khola C2 on NW Ridge C3 on NW Ridge High point on NW Ridge. Lenarcic and Bratanic on 11th Oct left C3 and reached 6700m in 1/2 km distance and turned back in 150 km/hr winds and Lenarcic some toes slightly frostbtten. Zoric, Strmsek and Guzej waited in C1 4 days for chance to make summit bid but still fierce winds so down to BC 14th. 15th snow started falling with 30 cm soft snow at C1.
Accidents	1 slight frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454736
Year	1994
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	2981
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Jasna
Last Name	Bratanic
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Celje, Slovenia
Occupation	Electronics researcher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	1994-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1967-1995) Died December 1995 in Slovenian mountains
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437637
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jasna bratanic
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2982
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Ivo
Last Name	Buda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Trieste, Italy
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2439974
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivo buda
Year of Birth	1973
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2983
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Amadeo
Last Name	Cesar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Koper, Slovenia
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	amadeo cesar
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Zare
Last Name	Guzej
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Leader/Exp Doctor
Residence	Piran, Slovenia
Occupation	Surgeon
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2430000
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zare guzej
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2985
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Matevz
Last Name	Lenarcic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Savinji, Slovenia
Occupation	Photographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	1994-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434703
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matevz lenarcic
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2986
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Branko
Last Name	Strmsek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Koper, Slovenia
Occupation	Transport engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436555
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	branko strmsek
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2987
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Mira
Last Name	Zoric
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Occupation	Economist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433836
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mira zoric
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2988
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Joze
Last Name	Zumer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Koper, Slovenia
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432570
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joze zumer
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jasna Bratanic	F	1967	Slovenia	Climber	Celje, Slovenia	Electronics researcher	Details Other expeditions
Ivo Buda	M	1973	Italy	Climber	Trieste, Italy	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Amadeo Cesar	M	1963	Slovenia	Climber	Koper, Slovenia	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Zare Guzej	M	1946	Slovenia	Leader/Exp Doctor	Piran, Slovenia	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Matevz Lenarcic	M	1959	Slovenia	Climber	Savinji, Slovenia	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Branko Strmsek	M	1964	Slovenia	Climber	Koper, Slovenia	Transport engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mira Zoric	F	1957	Slovenia	Climber	Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Joze Zumer	M	1953	Slovenia	Climber	Koper, Slovenia	Primary school teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2943
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Reference ID	01
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:252 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Reference ID	02
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	151:15 (Jun 1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN494301
Reference ID	03
Year	1994
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525203/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Attempts
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN494301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	69:252 (1995)	-
ANN494301	HIGH	-	-	-	151:15 (Jun 1995)	-
ANN494301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525203/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Attempts	-	-	-