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) -