Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Heinz Rockenbauer. Summit reached on 26th May 1998. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2599
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER98131
Peak ID EVER
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Heinz Rockenbauer
Sponsor International Expedition 1998 Mt. Everest
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 303
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach Zhalung->Nylam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 1998-04-24
Summit Date 1998-05-26
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 32
Total Days 34
Termination Date 1998-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 3500
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
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 False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(24/04,5200m),ABC(28/04,6400m),C1(01/05,7100m),C2(16/05,7700m),C3(17/05,8300m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes C1 at North Col C2 set then came back to BC. Rackenbauer and Chlastak left C3 at 2:00 am NST on 26 May and reached top at 9:00 am NST. Chlastak stopped at 8500m because of exhaustion. No other teams summited on 26 May. On 25 May Studer went up alone and got up to 8675m after spending 24 May night at C3 without a tent. He had made arrangements with Czechs to leave tent behind (by Czechs) but couldn't find it. At 8675m it was simply too cold. On the way back he met Rackenbauer and Chlastak who were coming up with them since can't find Czech tent. Mrs Studer went to C3 on 17 May with others and back to C2 on 18th with them; she did not join her husband in his climb to C3 on 24th because of news which distressed her about American woman dying.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453228
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Helmut Chlastak M 1943 Germany Climber Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Heinz Rockenbauer M 1951 Austria Leader Hohenberg, Lower Austria, Austria Engineer Details Other expeditions
Sylvia Brigitte Studer F 1953 Austria Climber Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria Housewife Details Other expeditions
Wilfried Josef Studer M 1956 Austria Climbing Leader Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.