Makalu II | 1997 S Ridge

A Czech Republic expedition to Makalu II in 1997 via S Ridge, led by Roman Koch. Summit reached on 4th October 1997. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2465
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAK297302
Peak ID MAK2
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czech Republic
Leaders Roman Koch
Sponsor Banik 1 Maj Karvina Makalu II Expedition 1997
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 Slovakia
Approach Tumlingtar->Khandbari->Seduwa
Basecamp Date 1997-09-21
Summit Date 1997-10-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 19
Termination Date 1997-10-10
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to exhaustion and getting late in the day
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 12
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(21/09,5600m),C1(25/09,6300m),C2(30/09,6900m),xxx(04/10,7200m)
Route Notes Wasn't difficult up to C2; from C2 used fixed rope, not very difficult. It was rather windy but sky was clear most of the time. Did not reach Makalu La = 100m below Makalu La. (None had climbed Makalu II, I). The illness took time/trouble. Not enough time for acclimatization. 3 Oct slept C2. They started at 6 am, reached high point at 3 pm. Tried to reach summit. Should have put C3 at Makalu La. Planning shortcoming.
Accidents Kovocicin had pneumonia
Achievement -
Agency Everest Adventure
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453623
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ferdinand Badik M 1967 Slovakia Climber Lietavska Svinna, Slovakia Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Veslav Chrzaszcz M 1961 Czech Republic Climber Karvina, Czech Republic Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Lech Cmok M 1966 Czech Republic Climber Karvina-Nove Mesto, Czech Republic Bicycle salesman Details Other expeditions
Petr Hladky M 1970 Czech Republic Climber Karvina-Raj, Czech Republic Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Roman Koch M 1961 Czech Republic Leader Cesky Tesin, Czech Republic Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Miroslav Kovacicin M 1956 Czech Republic Climber Karvina-Micevov, Czech Republic Mason Details Other expeditions
Milan Pegrimek M 1954 Czech Republic Climber Karvina, Czech Republic Coal miner Details Other expeditions
Tadeas Piegza M 1954 Czech Republic Climber Havirov, Czech Republic Physician Details Other expeditions
Oto Pukowiec M 1968 Czech Republic Climber Karvina-Raj, Czech Republic Printer Details Other expeditions
Albert Tkac M 1965 Czech Republic Climber Karvina, Czech Republic Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Liber Tkac M 1966 Czech Republic Climber Karvina, Czech Republic Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Vladislav Wanecki M 1963 Czech Republic Climber Stonava, Czech Republic Road construction technician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.