Everest | 1994 N Col-NE Ridge
A Germany expedition to Everest in 1994 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Peter Kowalzik. Summit reached on 28th September 1994. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1476 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER94309 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1994 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Peter Kowalzik |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Climbing (IMC) Everest 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 | Austria, Bolivia, Indonesia, Switzerland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 1994-09-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 32 |
| Termination Date | 1994-10-13 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8200m due to winds |
| High Point (m) | 8200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(11/09),ABC(15/09,6470m),C1(18/09,7070m),C2(23/09,7800m),C3(28/09,8200m),xxx(28/09,8200m) |
| Route Notes | BC at road C1 at North Col C2 on North Ridge C3 on North Ridge. Winds started 30th Sept. On 27th Kawalzik & Guarachi tried to go to top from ABC, which left 9 am, reached C2 5 pm, stayed 4-1/2 hours & 9:30 pm left C2 to go to top, reached 8050m & returned (Kowalzik too cold & Guarachi feared too deep snow for a person to climb alone) back to C2 1 am 28th. 28th 10:00 am same 2 members & 4 Sherpas left C2 again pitched C3 but all except Guarachi down to ABC & no one in C2. Guarachi now wanted to attempt summit alone but next morning decided to descend because didn't like avalanching on N Face's middle where 1 km wide avalanche down on 30th. No one ever again reached C3 & only Kowalzik, Guarachi & 3 Sherpas reached C2 on 10th Oct. Winds so strong couldn't move without using fixed ropes from N Col up. 4 members left expedition on 2 Oct: 1 was sick, others no longer motivated? |
| Accidents | Guarachi bronchitis stopped his climbing; nothing else |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451843 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gertraud Berger | F | 1967 | Austria | Climber | Wilhemsburg, Lower Austria, Austria | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Ferdinand De Souza | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Park City, Utah | University administrator | Details Other expeditions |
| Toni Fullin | M | 1949 | Switzerland | Climber | Fluelen, Uri, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Urs Robert Gruenig | M | 1953 | Switzerland | Climber | Wallisellen, Zurich, Switzerland | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernardo Guarachi Mamani | M | 1952 | Bolivia | Climber | La Paz, Bolivia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Achmad Gunawan | M | 1958 | Indonesia | Climber | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Beat Hutmacher | M | 1961 | Switzerland | Climber | Daerligen, Bern, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ruedi Jenny | M | 1955 | Switzerland | Climber | Diesbach, Glarus, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Andreas Kowalzik | M | 1967 | Germany | Leader | Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Travel agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Heinz Rockenbauer | M | 1951 | Austria | Climber | Hohenberg, Lower Austria, Austria | Installs cable cars | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Stadler | M | 1957 | Switzerland | Climber | Fluelen, Uri, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Von Rotz | M | 1953 | Switzerland | Climber | Wissenbach, Bern, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER94309 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:304 (1995) | - |
| EVER94309 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530402/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempts-and-Tragedy-in-the-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |