Himalchuli East | 1980 SW Ridge

A Czechoslovakia expedition to Himalchuli East in 1980 via SW Ridge, led by Rostislar Hroza, Iwo Sedlacek. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1917
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIME80301
Peak ID HIME
Year 1980
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Leaders Rostislar Hroza, Iwo Sedlacek
Sponsor Czech Himalayan Expedition 1980
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 -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 16
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites -
Route Notes Route = SW Ridge same as Japan 1978 spring. All except Hroza leader left KTM today to Dumre from where porters start late this am. Hroza and Sedlacek leave KTM Sun or Monday, 14 or 15 Sept. BC at Dordi Khola at same altitude as Japan 1978 (3700m or so) and same 5 HA camps. BC 21 or 22 Sept, summit end Oct. Only sirdar Ang Kami will go above BC amongst Sherpas. Oxygen medical only Expedition leader Sedlacek got telegram from Czechoslovakian Embassy in Delhi 15 Sept 1980 C/o of E. Hawley "Czechoslovakian Sports authorities do not allow division of Czechoslovak mountaineering expedition into 2 groups. They permit climbing only Manaslu Peak via one way." Another telegramm Sedlacek C/O of Miss Hawley from Embassy; "Czechoslovak Mountaineering CSTV cannot agree ascent Himalchul Peak. Assoc insists ascent originally planned peak Manaslu by normal route." Therefore team came back to KTM and said they would go trekking.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2385
Year 1980
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Ing Bartosek M 1943 Czechoslovakia Climber Pardubice, Czechoslovakia Chemist Details Other expeditions
Horst Bauer M 1939 Czechoslovakia Climber Broumov, Czechoslovakia Technician Details Other expeditions
Miroslav Bena M 1953 Czechoslovakia Climber Chrudim, Alosova, Czechoslovakia Worker maintenance of machinery Details Other expeditions
Frantisek Cejka M 1946 Czechoslovakia Climber Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Technician railway Details Other expeditions
Alois Hamet M 1934 Czechoslovakia Climber Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Physician Details Other expeditions
Rostislar Hroza M 1943 Czechoslovakia Leader Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Technician in diesel engine factory Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Makovsky M 1939 Czechoslovakia Climber Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Chemist Details Other expeditions
Miroslav Necas M 1942 Czechoslovakia Climber Pardubice, Czechoslovakia Chemist Details Other expeditions
Antonin Rousek M 1941 Czechoslovakia Climber Adrspach, Czechoslovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Iwo Sedlacek M 1936 Czechoslovakia Leader Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Technician railway Details Other expeditions
Jareslav Sbifert M 1947 Czechoslovakia Climber Police nad Metuji, Czechoslovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Vladivej Sitny M 1942 Czechoslovakia Climber Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Economist Details Other expeditions
Jiri Svejda M 1950 Czechoslovakia Climber Destine, Czechoslovakia Worker Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Testitel M 1943 Czechoslovakia Climber Chrudim, Svermova, Czechoslovakia Technician Details Other expeditions
Josef Vancata M 1945 Czechoslovakia Climber Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia Electrician Details Other expeditions
Karel Zivny M 1951 Czechoslovakia Climber Pardubice, Czechoslovakia Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.