Lhotse | 1996 W Face
A Slovakia expedition to Lhotse in 1996 via W Face, led by Marcel Drobny, Vladimir Zboja. Summit reached on 24th September 1996. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1986 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT96301 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Leaders | Marcel Drobny, Vladimir Zboja |
| Sponsor | Slovak Himalaya Expedition Lhotse |
| 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 | Czech Republic |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 1996-09-24 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 1996-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 1 Oct due to dangerous snow conditions |
| High Point (m) | 7450 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| 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 | BC(11/09,5400m),C1(14/09,6050m),C2(19/09,6450m),C3(24/09,7360m),xxx(24/09,7450m) |
| Route Notes | C3 on West Face (pitched but never slept in) High point at West Face. Planned to have C4 above rock band but after great avalanche of 21 Sept killed 3 people on other teams, thought to make it new Geneva Spur with French and Germans from both Lhotse and Everest. Tried to go up above C3, saw couloir still full of snow; avalanche had come from above rock band in mid-face. Much snow fall and avalanching. |
| Accidents | Potocek altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Star Trek |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453157 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Drobny | M | 1949 | Slovakia | Leader | Presov, Slovakia | Technical manager in chemical factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf Elias | M | 1953 | Czech Republic | Exp Doctor | Litomysl, Czech Republic | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcel Forgac | M | 1971 | Slovakia | BC Manager & Cook | Presov, Slovakia | Radio station announcer | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Hamor | M | 1964 | Slovakia | Climber | Poprad, Slovakia | Travel agency owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jana Hrasnova | F | 1956 | Slovakia | Climber | Presov, Slovakia | Marketing manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Pavol Jackovic | M | 1962 | Slovakia | Climber | Poprad, Slovakia | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Ivan Mesko | M | 1954 | Slovakia | Climber | Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Juraj Piacek | M | 1955 | Slovakia | Exp Doctor | Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Juraj Potocek | M | 1968 | Slovakia | Climber | Melcice, Slovakia | Manager of business of working on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriela Zbojova | F | 1960 | Slovakia | Climber | Liesek, Slovakia | Owner of auto-camping business (with husband) | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Zboja | M | 1959 | Slovakia | Mgr & Climbing Ldr | Liesek, Slovakia | Owner of auto-camping business (with wife) | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHOT96301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:93 (Jun 1997) | - |