Lhotse | 1988 W Face

A Czechoslovakia expedition to Lhotse in 1988 via W Face, led by Ivan Fiala, Jaroslav Orsula. Summit reached on 28th September 1988. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1861
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czechoslovakia
Leaders	Ivan Fiala, Jaroslav Orsula
Sponsor	Ivan Fiala Autumn 1988 Everest-Lhotse Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	16th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1988-09-09
Summit Date	1988-09-28
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	19
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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	Climbed Everest (EVER-883-08)
Campsites	BC(09/09,5350m),C1(12/09,6150m),C2(6450m),C3(7250m),Biv(27/09,8050m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes	First made route on Lhotse Face with Koreans. Made C3 at 7250m and C4 just under chimney leading to summit at 7900m where spent only couple of hours; left at 10:00 pm, climbed during night and on Lhotse summit 6:00 am 28th Sept. Just and Becik only to summit. Bozik and Jasko stayed at C4, saving Lhotse top for after Everest after descending to S Col. Lhotse used primarily for acclimatization. All 4 descended to C2 on 28th.
Accidents	4 climbers disappeared [on Everest]; BC visitor suffered concussion from fall
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER88308
Checksum	2450231
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	16452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Dusan
Last Name	Becik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1988-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	16
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	(1954-1988) Died 17 Oct 1988 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432719
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dusan becik
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Bozik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Worker on tall buildings
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)	8050
Summit Date 1	1988-09-27
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	(1954-1988) Died 17 Oct 1988 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2432842
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter bozik
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Ivan
Last Name	Fiala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Leader
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Director of construction company
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431830
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivan fiala
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16455
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Emil
Last Name	Hasik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Physicist
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432093
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emil hasik
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Jasko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Worker
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)	8050
Summit Date 1	1988-09-27
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	(1961-1988) Died 17 Oct 1988 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2435590
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav jasko
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16457
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Jozef
Last Name	Just
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Teacher
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	1988-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	16
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	(1955-1988) Died 17 Oct 1988 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433018
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jozef just
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16458
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Orsula
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Leader
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Secretary, Alpine Club
Leader	True
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	2428389
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav orsula
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16459
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT88302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Milan
Last Name	Skladany
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Surgeon, University Hospital
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431930
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	milan skladany
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dusan Becik	M	1954	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Peter Bozik	M	1954	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Worker on tall buildings	Details Other expeditions
Ivan Fiala	M	1951	Czechoslovakia	Leader	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Director of construction company	Details Other expeditions
Emil Hasik	M	1952	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Physicist	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Jasko	M	1961	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Jozef Just	M	1955	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Orsula	M	1942	Czechoslovakia	Leader	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Secretary, Alpine Club	Details Other expeditions
Milan Skladany	M	1951	Czechoslovakia	Exp Doctor	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Surgeon, University Hospital	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.