Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A Czech Republic expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Zdenek Hruby. Summit reached on 19th May 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Zdenek Hruby
Sponsor	Mt Everest 1998 Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	281
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-04-13
Summit Date	1998-05-19
Summit Time	1215
Summit Days	36
Total Days	49
Termination Date	1998-06-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(13/04),Temp(17/04,5900m),ABC(18/04,6700m),C1(20/04,7000m),C2(25/04,7650m),C3(18/05,8300m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	19th May 1st summit bid by Jaros and Nosek with Slovak to top without oxygen together at 14:30 Chinese team (12:15 NST); left C3 with 3 Slovakians; 2 Slovakians using oxygen climbed faster while Slovak and 2 Czechs without oxygen were slower. Czechs slept in C3 with Phulik, returning there at 18:00 and 19:00 hours. 20th Skalka and Hruby should go up but Skalka not feeling well. Hruby started late (about 11 am) knowing too late for top and reached 8600m at about 15:30 hours and down to C2 while others also descending to C2: not safe for Hruby to continue above. 23rd another pair [Drda and Kozak] wanted to reach C3 for summit bid on 24th but turned back at about 8100m because strong wind. Now climb finished.
Accidents	Nothing serious but Blazek and Hlava some stomach trouble
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453221
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	13204
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Bohuslav (Bohumil)
Last Name	Blazek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Blazek stomach trouble
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435180
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bohuslav (bohumil) blazek
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	13205
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Ladislav (Vladimir)
Last Name	Drda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Bozujov, Czech Republic
Occupation	Works in woodworking factory
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1998-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432731
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ladislav (vladimir) drda
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	13206
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Hlava
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Bozujov, Czech Republic
Occupation	Construction worker
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Some stomach trouble
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434652
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav hlava
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	13207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Zdenek
Last Name	Hruby
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8600
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1956-2013) Died 9 August 2013 on Gasherbrum I from falling in descent from summit
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2433648
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zdenek hruby
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	13208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Radek
Last Name	Jaros
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Nove Mesto, Moravia, Czech Republic
Occupation	Manager of building construction and renovation Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1998-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	281
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436389
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	radek jaros
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	13209
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Tomas
Last Name	Kozak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	1998-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436198
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomas kozak
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	13210
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Nosek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1998-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	281
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436060
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir nosek
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	13211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Petr
Last Name	Skalka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2432148
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	petr skalka
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bohuslav (Bohumil) Blazek	M	1960	Czech Republic	Climber	Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ladislav (Vladimir) Drda	M	1954	Czech Republic	Climber	Bozujov, Czech Republic	Works in woodworking factory	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Hlava	M	1959	Czech Republic	Deputy Leader	Bozujov, Czech Republic	Construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Zdenek Hruby	M	1956	Czech Republic	Leader	Prague, Czech Republic	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Radek Jaros	M	1964	Czech Republic	Climber	Nove Mesto, Moravia, Czech Republic	Manager of building construction and renovation Co.	Details Other expeditions
Tomas Kozak	M	1963	Czech Republic	Exp Doctor	Prague, Czech Republic	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Nosek	M	1963	Czech Republic	Exp Doctor	Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Petr Skalka	M	1952	Czech Republic	Climber	Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5201
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Reference ID	01
Year	1998
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	193:26 (Dec 1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER98120
Reference ID	02
Year	1998
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.k2news.com/july98.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER98120	HIGH	-	-	-	193:26 (Dec 1998)	-
EVER98120	-	-	http://www.k2news.com/july98.htm	-	-	-