Gyachung Kang | 1999 N Face

A Slovenia expedition to Gyachung Kang in 1999 via N Face, led by Andrej Stremfelj. Summit reached on 31st October 1999. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Slovenia
Leaders	Andrej Stremfelj
Sponsor	Slovenia Gyachung Kang
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	7th,8th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-09-29
Summit Date	1999-10-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	32
Total Days	36
Termination Date	1999-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7861
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	Climbed Siguang Ri Shar and Siguang Ri (E Ridge)
Campsites	BC(24/09,4650m),BC(04/10,5550m),ABC(26/10,5830m),Biv1(28/10,6800m),Biv2(30/10,7500m),Smt(31/10,01/11)
Route Notes	Biv 1 on North Face Biv 2 on North face. 6th Oct from BC to point 6700m to acclimatize (1 day walk round trip). 9th started all together from BC to unclimbed Siguang Ri (6998m) and some to Siguang Ri (7309m). East Ridge ascent and South Face descent by Meglic while Navrsnik stopped 200m below top because cold traveresed South Face and both descended together. Siguang Ri summiter to Shar summit. Returned BC 12 Oct. 15th all 8 to ABC but not slept there (back to ABC). Then bad weather with heavy snowfall 18-20th. 23rd to ABC to make trail and back to BC. 26th 4 to ABC to sleep intending to go Gyachang Kang North Face on 27th, but 2 got asphyxiation trouble from gas stove and all 4 to BC instead. 27th other 4 (Jacofcic, Meglic, Meznar and Navrsnik) to ABC and 28th started up North Face and biv at 6800m on North Face. 29th stayed in biv because of wind. 30th Meglic and Navrsnik down tired (no sleep for 2 nights because of wind noise) and Jakofcic and Meznar to 2nd biv 7500m and 31st to top and back to 7500m biv. 31st other 4 members joined there in 7500m biv. 1st Nov other 4 to top and back to biv at 7500m at 1:00 pm Chinese time (faster by 1-2 hours then 1st 4 members because 1st 4 had more problem with altitude and all 6 together down but only 4 to ABC because Meznar fell and others had to stop all in BC on 2nd Nov after rescuing Meznar. 3rd Nov yaks arrived at ABC. * Prezelj on 1st Nov in descent fell and couldn't walk without one person on each side because had lost his balance - was bleeding from nose and other injuries. Can't remember to today his fall and on 2nd couldn't remember his last name nor do simple arithmetic. To first 50-60 degree snow slope and not difficult. Most difficult part was biv 1 to 2: this season mostly snow, but in a few parts mixed snow and rock and here snow conditions were poor, powdered snow. A traverse from last snow field to top, climbers expedition together but snow Ok. Ok to climb this face alpine-style, but traditional style with fixed camps would be very difficult.
Accidents	Prezelj fell on 1st Nov; Jakofcic slightly frostbitten toes
Achievement	1st ascent of N Face in 1st attempt
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453842
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	25696
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Marko
Last Name	Car
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ziri, Slovenia
Occupation	Sports student
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-11-01
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	8
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	2438394
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marko car
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Zare
Last Name	Guzej
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Piran, Slovenia
Occupation	Surgeon
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2429954
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zare guzej
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	53
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	25698
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Tomaz
Last Name	Jakofcic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation	Student of technical education and home economics
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-10-31
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	7
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	2438575
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomaz jakofcic
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25699
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Matija (Matic)
Last Name	Jost
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Zalec, Slovenia
Occupation	Geogetic engineer
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-11-01
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	8
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	2438848
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matija (matic) jost
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25700
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Janko
Last Name	Meglic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Trzic, Slovenia
Occupation	Car mechanic
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1999-10-28
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437061
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	janko meglic
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25701
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Meznar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tolmin, Slovenia
Occupation	Mechanical engineering student
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-10-31
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	7
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	(1972-2014) Disappeared July 2014 on Durbin Kangri II in Chinese Karakorum
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439259
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter meznar
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25702
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Blaz
Last Name	Navrsnik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ruse, Slovenia
Occupation	Electrician
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1999-10-28
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2440206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	blaz navrsnik
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25703
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Marko
Last Name	Prezelj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kamnik, Slovenia
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-11-01
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	8
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	4
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Memory loss from fall
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436896
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marko prezelj
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25704
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Andrej
Last Name	Stremfelj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Leader
Residence	Kranj, Slovenia
Occupation	Sport
Leader	True
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)	7861
Summit Date 1	1999-11-01
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	8
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	2433683
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrej stremfelj
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Marko Car	M	1969	Slovenia	Climber	Ziri, Slovenia	Sports student	Details Other expeditions
Zare Guzej	M	1946	Slovenia	Exp Doctor	Piran, Slovenia	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Tomaz Jakofcic	M	1970	Slovenia	Climber	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Student of technical education and home economics	Details Other expeditions
Matija (Matic) Jost	M	1971	Slovenia	Climber	Zalec, Slovenia	Geogetic engineer	Details Other expeditions
Janko Meglic	M	1965	Slovenia	Climber	Trzic, Slovenia	Car mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Peter Meznar	M	1972	Slovenia	Climber	Tolmin, Slovenia	Mechanical engineering student	Details Other expeditions
Blaz Navrsnik	M	1974	Slovenia	Climber	Ruse, Slovenia	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Marko Prezelj	M	1965	Slovenia	Climber	Kamnik, Slovenia	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Andrej Stremfelj	M	1956	Slovenia	Leader	Kranj, Slovenia	Sport	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3126
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Stremfelj, Andrej
Title	Gyachung Kang, 1999
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	56:178-183 (2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3287
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Reference ID	02
Year	1999
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Prezelj, Marko
Title	Gyachung Kang
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	74:75-85 (2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Reference ID	03
Year	1999
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	210:65-67 (May 2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11972
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Reference ID	04
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200007500/Gyachung-Kang
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13411
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC99301
Reference ID	05
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/56/16/expeditions-and-notes-56/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GYAC99301	HJ	Stremfelj, Andrej	Gyachung Kang, 1999	-	56:178-183 (2000)	-
GYAC99301	AAJ	Prezelj, Marko	Gyachung Kang	-	74:75-85 (2000)	-
GYAC99301	HIGH	-	-	-	210:65-67 (May 2000)	-
GYAC99301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200007500/Gyachung-Kang	-	-	-
GYAC99301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/56/16/expeditions-and-notes-56/	-	-	-