Everest | 1996 N Col-NE Ridge

A Czech Republic expedition to Everest in 1996 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Vaclav Suchel. Summit reached on 20th September 1996. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1987
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER96305
Peak ID EVER
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czech Republic
Leaders Vaclav Suchel
Sponsor Everest 1996
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 Slovakia, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-08-29
Summit Date 1996-09-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 44
Termination Date 1996-10-12
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned on 9 Oct due to wind
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/08,5200m),ABC(31/08,6400m),C1(05/09,7000m),C2(18/09,7600m),xxx(20/09,8200m)
Route Notes BC at road C1 at North Col C2 on North Ridge. High point on North Face (C3 site). C1->C2 time loss because of snow falling every day. On 20th "*Sherpas" dumped loads at C3 site and down to ABC having done their job. 22nd or 23rd attempted to reach C3 site and go for top from there, but reached no higher than 8000m, dumped more gear and retreated because of high winds. Next day makes part way to C6 and next day after that to 7700m (South African tent) and down. 2 days later and 1 day later more teams went up to 7600m and defeated by winds, "non stop all day roaring away." Then 4 days of snowfall and then daily more attempts ending at 7600m because of wind (except 1 member reached 8000m on 9th). * 2 Tamangs instead of Sherpas above BC.
Accidents Hlava bad altitude sickness; nothing else
Achievement -
Agency Trekking International
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452568
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Edwards M 1962 UK Climber Motherby, Penrith, Cumbria, England Owner of company cleaning tall buildings and of trekking company Details Other expeditions
Martin Gablik M 1953 Slovakia Climber Zvolen, Slovakia Technician Details Other expeditions
Josef Hajduch M 1957 Czech Republic Climber Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic Architect Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Hlava M 1959 Czech Republic Climber Bozujov, Czech Republic Worker on tall buildings (cleans) Details Other expeditions
Zdenek Hlavacek M 1952 Czech Republic Climber Prague, Czech Republic Sculptor Details Other expeditions
Jiri Hon M 1956 Czech Republic Climber Ostrava, Czech Republic Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Hons M 1947 Czech Republic Climber Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Jewelery manufacturer Details Other expeditions
Peter Hromadka M 1970 Slovakia Exp Doctor Trencin, Slovakia Surgeon Details Other expeditions
Zdenek Hruby M 1956 Czech Republic Climber Prague, Czech Republic Economist Details Other expeditions
Miroslav Klinovsky M 1962 Czech Republic Climber Liberec, Czech Republic Forester Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Kutil M 1956 Czech Republic Climber Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Head of construction Co. Details Other expeditions
Rene Masin M 1968 Czech Republic Climber Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Construction supplies shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Stanislav Silhan M 1954 Czech Republic Climber Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Department store owner & owner of tall buildings cleaning Co. Details Other expeditions
Petr Skalka M 1952 Czech Republic Climber Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Vaclav Suchel M 1960 Czech Republic Leader Gardiner, New York Property owner and manager Details Other expeditions
Tek Bahadur Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Gora, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nir Kaji Tamang M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Gorakhani-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.