Everest | 1996 N Col-N Ridge-N Face (Great Couloir)

A Slovenia expedition to Everest in 1996 via N Col-N Ridge-N Face (Great Couloir), led by Viki Groselj. Summit reached on 9th May 1996. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1759
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER96127
Peak ID EVER
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-N Ridge-N Face (Great Couloir)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Slovenia
Leaders Viki Groselj
Sponsor Slovenian Everest Ski 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 Croatia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-22
Summit Date 1996-05-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 24
Termination Date 1996-05-16
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned on 11 May due to Karnicar frostbite
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites ChineseBC(22/04),ABC(28/04,6450m),C1(30/04,7000m),C2(08/05,7800m),xxx(09/05,8200m)
Route Notes C1 at North Col C2 halfway between North Ridge and Great Couloir High point in Great Couloir. 9th May Karnicar from C2 to Great Couloir alone at 7900m and up C1 Couloir to 8200m; waited for Sherpas to join him there from C2 also, but weather got bad (fog, very cold, wind) and Sherpas didn't arrive with C3 gear but turned back before Couloir. Karnicar waited 3 hours, saw 2 fingers frozen and quickly descended to BC at 7:30 pm. Had hoped to go up again but fingers too badly frostbitten to do so. Point of expedition was his ski descent and its properly being documented film.
Accidents 1 altitude sick Sherpa; Karnicar frostbitten finger on left hand (will lose all of little finger and half of next one)
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452434
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-n ridge-n face (great couloir)

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Stipe Bozic M 1951 Croatia Climber Split, Croatia Television director Details Other expeditions
Viktor (Viki) Groselj M 1952 Slovenia Leader Ljubljana, Slovenia School teacher Details Other expeditions
Davorin (Davo) Karnicar M 1962 Slovenia Climber Jezersko, Slovenia Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Stanko (Stane) Klemenc M 1950 Slovenia Climber Radovljica, Slovenia Photographer Details Other expeditions
Damjan Mesko M 1938 Slovenia Exp Doctor Ljubljana, Slovenia Physician (surgeon) Details Other expeditions
Anton (Tone) Skarja M 1937 Slovenia Climber Mesko, Slovenia Retired electro-technician Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER96127 AAJ Groselj, Viki - - 71:300 (1997) -
EVER96127 HIGH - - - 167:71 (Oct 1996) -
EVER96127 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199730002/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Attempted-Ski-Descent - - -