Everest | 1994 N Face

A Czechoslovakia expedition to Everest in 1994 via N Face, led by Josef Rakoncaj. Summit reached on 10th September 1994. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1470
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER94305
Peak ID EVER
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Leaders Josef Rakoncaj
Sponsor Czech Everest Expedition 1994
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 KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC
Basecamp Date 1994-08-30
Summit Date 1994-09-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 30
Termination Date 1994-09-29
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7300m due to bad weather and lack of time
High Point (m) 7300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 10
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(30/08,5200m),ABC(01/09,5600m),C1(03/09,6100m),C2(07/09,7050m),xxx(26/09,7300m)
Route Notes C1 at bottom of North Face C2 on North Face well southwest of Great Col High point at North Face. From 10th to 11th Sept much snowfall. 3 members left early: De Stefani had lecture program; Nezerka bored & thinking of responsibilities in Czech Rep; Sedlackova same. Climbers now expect faster action on a mountain. Not above 7300m because stopped fixing rope that day & then snowfall began; 26th Sept: old fixed rope had been lost in avalanching as was gear left there by earlier group. Now finished because permit only to 29-30 Sept & jeep ordered for 29th at BC. Also discouraging more climbing was early morning avalanching off Changtse on 4th Sept. Czechs took longer route to left of direct line because De Stefani had experience on face & thought it safer & easier (no longer needed to C2 on Czech's route). Team had only 6 climbing members and after 2 left early (they arrived KTM 22 Sept) only 4 Czechs, no Sherpas to climb mountain.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency In Wilderness (Kunga)
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451825
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pavel Berak M 1944 Czechoslovakia Climber Prague, Czechoslovakia Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Stanislav Berkovec M 1956 Czechoslovakia BC Manager Slany, Czechoslovakia Clerk Details Other expeditions
Michal Brunner M 1959 Czechoslovakia Deputy Leader Brno, Czechoslovakia Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Fausto De Stefani M 1952 Italy Climber Rovereto, Trento, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Radek Jaros M 1964 Czechoslovakia Climber Nove Mesto, Moravia, Czechoslovakia Worker on tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Tomas Kastner M 1958 Czechoslovakia Climber Nove Mesto, Moravia, Czechoslovakia Worker on tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Josef (Pepino) Nezerka M 1954 Czechoslovakia Climber Liberec, Czechoslovakia Economist Details Other expeditions
Josef Rakoncaj M 1951 Czechoslovakia Leader Turnov, Czechoslovakia Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Eva Sedlackova F 1961 Czechoslovakia Exp Doctor Prague, Czechoslovakia Physician Details Other expeditions
Jiri Streda M 1949 Czechoslovakia Climber Upice, Czechoslovakia Cameraman Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER94305 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:304 (1995) -
EVER94305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530402/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempts-and-Tragedy-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -