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 - - -