Gyajikang | 2003 NE Face of NW Ridge-W Ridge

A Czech Republic expedition to Gyajikang in 2003 via NE Face of NW Ridge-W Ridge, led by Karel Plechac. Summit reached on 26th October 2003. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4485
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face of NW Ridge-W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Karel Plechac
Sponsor	Kyazikang 7038m Czech Himalayan Expedition 2003
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	-
Approach	Marshyandi->Phu Khola->Phugaon
Basecamp Date	2003-10-21
Summit Date	2003-10-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	5
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2003-10-29
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5850m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m)	5850
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	60
Total Members	10
Summit Members	0
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	-
Campsites	BC(21/10,4550m),C1(22/10,4850m),C2(24/10,5440m),C3(26/10,5850m),xxx(26/10,5850m)
Route Notes	BC at 4550m grass east of Phugaon and northwest of summit C1 at 4850m grass C2 at 5440m on glacier below NW Ridge on snow C3 at 5850m on glacier below NW Ridge snow covered. 26-27 Oct night heavy snowfall and had to stay in C3 one more night and on 28th down to BC Arrive BC 6:00 pm. Much new snow and no more time to wait for good snow conditions and then reach summit. Plan was to climb to col between NW and West Ridge and then to summit via West Ridge. All in BC 28th. J. Rados Senior developed cerebral edema in his descent from C1 to BC, but at lower altitude recovered; Dolezal had angina problem in C1, but Ok in BC; both men left BC with team. Fixed rope used 60m at about 5600m.
Accidents	J. Rados Senior onset of cerebral edema; Dolezal angina problem
Achievement	-
Agency	Dhaula Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455302
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face of nw ridge-w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Pavel
Last Name	Budny
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
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	False
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2435839
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pavel budny
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Pavel
Last Name	Dolezal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Kladno, Czech Republic
Occupation	Salesman
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)	4850
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439610
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pavel dolezal
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Lubos
Last Name	Hornik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Ostromer, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5850
Summit Date 1	2003-10-26
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2437926
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lubos hornik
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Jirka
Last Name	Kozel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Host, Usti, Czech Republic
Occupation	Construction company manager
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2429207
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jirka kozel
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34764
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Karel
Last Name	Kuncl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Prachatice, Czech Republic
Occupation	Architect
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2442438
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karel kuncl
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Jakub
Last Name	Nepustil
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Prachatice, Czech Republic
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5850
Summit Date 1	2003-10-26
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2435747
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jakub nepustil
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	34766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Karel
Last Name	Plechac
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	69
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Occupation	Manager of trekking agency
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2425620
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karel plechac
Year of Birth	1934
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	69
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Rados
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Lom, Usti, Czech Republic
Occupation	Saleman for father's meat packing plant
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440394
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav rados
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34768
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Rados, Sr.
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Lom, Usti, Czech Republic
Occupation	Owner of meat packing plant
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)	4850
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2431827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav rados, sr.
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34769
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	GYAJ
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Svitek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic
Occupation	Topographical 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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2427953
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir svitek
Year of Birth	1940
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pavel Budny	M	1962	Czech Republic	Climber	Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Pavel Dolezal	M	1972	Czech Republic	Climber	Kladno, Czech Republic	Salesman	Details Other expeditions
Lubos Hornik	M	1968	Czech Republic	Climber	Ostromer, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Jirka Kozel	M	1944	Czech Republic	Climber	Host, Usti, Czech Republic	Construction company manager	Details Other expeditions
Karel Kuncl	M	1980	Czech Republic	Climber	Prachatice, Czech Republic	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Jakub Nepustil	M	1962	Czech Republic	Deputy Leader	Prachatice, Czech Republic	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Karel Plechac	M	1934	Czech Republic	Leader	Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic	Manager of trekking agency	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Rados	M	1974	Czech Republic	Climber	Lom, Usti, Czech Republic	Saleman for father's meat packing plant	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Rados, Sr.	M	1951	Czech Republic	Climber	Lom, Usti, Czech Republic	Owner of meat packing plant	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Svitek	M	1940	Czech Republic	Climber	Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic	Topographical engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6235
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Reference ID	01
Year	2003
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	78:394 (2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10693
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAJ03301
Reference ID	02
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200439401/Asia-Nepal-Peri-Himal-Gyajikang-Unsuccessful-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GYAJ03301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	78:394 (2004)	-
GYAJ03301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200439401/Asia-Nepal-Peri-Himal-Gyajikang-Unsuccessful-Attempt	-	-	-