Cho Oyu | 1995 W side from N (direct)

A Czech Republic expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via W side from N (direct), led by Jiri Novak. Summit reached on 2nd October 1995. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1592
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W side from N (direct)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Jiri Novak
Sponsor	International Expedition Cho Oyu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	187,188,190,192
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Slovakia
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1995-09-12
Summit Date	1995-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	6
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/09),ABC(16/09,5860m),C1(19/09,6200m),C2(25/09,7100m),C3(01/10,7600m),Smt(02-03,06,08/10)
Route Notes	1st time climbing on Himalaya by all climbing members except Mysik (Makalu) & Srovnal (Nanda Devi & Manaslu N). Drda and Mysik summited with Spanish (Perez) team.
Accidents	None amongst climbers
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455723
Year	1995
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w side from n (direct)

Members

Field	Value
ID	5550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Ladislav (Vladimir)
Last Name	Drda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Bozujov, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-02
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	187
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ladislav (vladimir) drda
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5551
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Tibor
Last Name	Hromadka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia
Occupation	Occasional laborer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-08
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	192
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436810
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tibor hromadka
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Juraj
Last Name	Kardhordo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupation	Warehouse laborer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-06
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	190
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	(1966-1997) Died 8 Oct 1997 on Manaslu from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437333
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	juraj kardhordo
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5553
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Oto
Last Name	Louka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Occupation	University teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-03
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	188
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433465
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	oto louka
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5554
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Mysik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Teplice, Czech Republic
Occupation	Shopkeeper
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-02
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	187
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431877
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir mysik
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5555
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Jiri
Last Name	Novak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Kladno, Czech Republic
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2429543
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jiri novak
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	5556
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Otakar
Last Name	Srovnal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Zabren, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-06
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	190
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428596
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	otakar srovnal
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ladislav (Vladimir) Drda	M	1954	Czech Republic	Climber	Bozujov, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Tibor Hromadka	M	1965	Slovakia	Climber	Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia	Occasional laborer	Details Other expeditions
Juraj Kardhordo	M	1966	Slovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Slovakia	Warehouse laborer	Details Other expeditions
Oto Louka	M	1956	Czech Republic	Climber	Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic	University teacher	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Mysik	M	1951	Czech Republic	Climber	Teplice, Czech Republic	Shopkeeper	Details Other expeditions
Jiri Novak	M	1945	Czech Republic	Leader	Kladno, Czech Republic	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Otakar Srovnal	M	1942	Czech Republic	Climber	Zabren, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	4930
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY95308
Reference ID	01
Year	1995
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	161:34 (Apr 1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY95308	HIGH	-	-	-	161:34 (Apr 1996)	-