Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A Slovakia expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Pavol Lazar, Yu Liang-Pu. Summit reached on 19th May 1998. 24 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2593
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER98104
Peak ID EVER
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Slovakia
Leaders Pavol Lazar, Yu Liang-Pu
Sponsor Slovak-China Expedition to Everest, Spring 1998
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 279,293 w/SAfr
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries China
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-03-27
Summit Date 1998-05-19
Summit Time 1011
Summit Days 53
Total Days 58
Termination Date 1998-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 24
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 BC(27/03,5200m),ABC(01/04,6400m),C1(07/04,7000m),C2(07/05,7800m),C3(08/05,8300m),Smt(05/19,24/05)
Route Notes 6 May 3 Chinese and 2 Slovakians tried for summit but stopped at 8550m (First Step), tired and too much snow. 19 May 2 Chinese again tried with successful Slovakians but stopped at 8400m. All 3 summiters left C3 with two Czechs for top. Leader Lazar says that Plulik did not use oxygen. No Tibetan "Sherpas" used. In successful summit push of 19 May, summit party left ABC on 15th, left C1 on 16th, C2 on 17th, C3 on 18th and at summit on 19th.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453221
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

24 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jaroslav Dutka M 1965 Slovakia Climber Trencin, Slovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Ladislav Gazo M 1956 Slovakia Cameraman Bratislava, Slovakia Camera assistant on expedition to Everest Details Other expeditions
Stanislav Glejdura M 1957 Slovakia Climber Zvolen, Slovakia Wood engineer Details Other expeditions
Peter Hamor M 1964 Slovakia Climber Poprad, Slovakia Travel agency owner Details Other expeditions
Martin Heuger M 1969 Slovakia Climber Bratislava, Slovakia Painter Details Other expeditions
Tibor Hromadka M 1965 Slovakia Climber Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Pavol Jackovic M 1962 Slovakia Climber Poprad, Slovakia Industrial worker Details Other expeditions
Roman Jelensky M 1969 Slovakia Climber Bratislava, Slovakia Geodesist Details Other expeditions
Pavol Lazar M 1963 Slovakia Leader Bratislava, Slovakia Geologist Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Ondrus M 1942 Slovakia Exp President Bratislava, Slovakia - Details Other expeditions
Milan Packo M 1964 Slovakia Climber Dolna Lehota, Slovakia Building company owner Details Other expeditions
Vladimir (Vlado) Plulik M 1963 Slovakia Climber Piestany, Slovakia Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Rastislav Staron M 1966 Slovakia Exp Doctor Bratislava, Slovakia Physician Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Vondercik M 1964 Slovakia Climber Brezno, Slovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Zboja M 1959 Slovakia Climber Liesek, Slovakia Owner of autocamping company Details Other expeditions
Ci Luo (Tselo) M 1974 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China University student Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa (Laba, La Ba) M 1965 China Climber Namling Dzong, Tibet, China Sportsman Details Other expeditions
Shen Luo M 1963 China Deputy Leader Beijing, China Instructor Details Other expeditions
Xin-Xiang Ma M 1963 China Climber Beijing, China Sportsman Details Other expeditions
Shijun Mu M 1968 China Climber Kwengming, Yunnan Sportsman Details Other expeditions
Phurbu (Pubu) M 1965 China Climber Namling Dzong, Tibet, China Sportsman Details Other expeditions
Liang-Pu Yu M 1943 China Leader Beijing, China General Secretary of China Mountaineering Association Details Other expeditions
Yuan Hongbo M 1971 China Climber Kwengming, Yunnan Physician Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tsering (Zhaxi Ciren) M 1966 China Climber Lhatse Dzong, Tibet, China Sportsman Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER98104 HIGH - - - 193:26 (Dec 1998) -