Talung | 2002 Left side of NW Face (to 6600m)

A Czech Republic expedition to Talung in 2002 via Left side of NW Face (to 6600m), led by Martin Otta. Summit reached on 24th October 2002. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	Left side of NW Face (to 6600m)
Route 2	NW Face-W Face
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Martin Otta
Sponsor	Czech-Slovakian Expedition Talung 2002
Success 1	False
Success 2	True
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	3rd
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Slovakia
Approach	4-day bus ride to Taplejung->Anda Phedi->Simbuwa Khola->Ramche
Basecamp Date	2002-10-05
Summit Date	2002-10-24
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	19
Total Days	21
Termination Date	2002-10-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7349
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	1
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(05/10,5200m),Biv1(6100m),Biv2(6500m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes	BC at Yalung glacier C1 wwas series of 2 bivouacs High point on West face (left side). Went to 5400m for depot then went for acclimatization on West Face, on Japanese route, up to 6500m, making route for Japanese but without rope (Japanese later fixed all this route). Then to BC 14. 16 Oct Cepelkova and Kolouch left BC for N (not NNW) Pillar, climbed 500m up pillar to 5900m, then back to BC because of loose snow on rock so dangerous. Now decided to divide into 2 teams. 1st team Cepelkova, [Patak] and Otta left BC 19 Oct to try new route on left side of NW Face. Slept in ABC at 5400m. 20th started up mountain in series of bivouacs: 1st biv at 5800m on 20 Oct: 2nd biv at 6000m on 21 Oct; 3rd biv on 22nd and 23rd Oct at 6200m, 4th biv on 24 Oct at 6600m. 25th Oct had to turn back because no time left. Slow progress because technically more difficult than expected with 60-degrees steep, danger overhanging seracs, avalanching and wind. 25 Oct traversed to right to West Face (to Japanese route) to descend to BC same day late night. 2nd team Jackovic, Hromadka and Kolouch left BC 20 Oct for West Face and made only bivs: 1st biv at 6100m; 2nd biv at 6500m on 22nd Oct. 24 Oct both started for top at 5:00 am, Hromadka turned back 100m above biv, afraid of frostbite; Kolouch up to top alone in afternoon (about 3:00 pm) and back to 2nd biv. 25th evening all members back in BC. On 21 Oct Jackovic turned back from 1st biv because of not serious stomach and altitude problems.
Accidents	Skokan breathing problem and never above BC; Cepelkova slight frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Adventure
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456239
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	left side of nw face (to 6600m)

Members

Field	Value
ID	32758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Alena
Last Name	Cepelkova
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Liberac, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2002-10-24
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	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2432664
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alena cepelkova
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Tibor
Last Name	Hromadka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Spisska Nova Ves, Czech Republic
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2002-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2436969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tibor hromadka
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pavol
Last Name	Jackovic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Poprad, Slovakia
Occupation	Technician
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2002-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435937
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pavol jackovic
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Petr
Last Name	Kolouch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Carpenter
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)	7349
Summit Date 1	2002-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	petr kolouch
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Martin
Last Name	Otta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2002-10-24
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	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2432908
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin otta
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Vaclav
Last Name	Patek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Zlin, Moravia, Czech Republic
Occupation	Technician
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2002-10-24
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	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2431964
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vaclav patek
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32764
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TLNG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Jozef
Last Name	Skokan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Lucivna, Slovakia
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437266
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jozef skokan
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alena Cepelkova	F	1953	Czech Republic	Climber	Liberac, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Tibor Hromadka	M	1965	Slovakia	Climber	Spisska Nova Ves, Czech Republic	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pavol Jackovic	M	1962	Slovakia	Climber	Poprad, Slovakia	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Petr Kolouch	M	1961	Czech Republic	Climber	Prague, Czech Republic	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Martin Otta	M	1954	Czech Republic	Leader	Prague, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Vaclav Patek	M	1951	Czech Republic	Climber	Zlin, Moravia, Czech Republic	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Jozef Skokan	M	1966	Slovakia	Climber	Lucivna, Slovakia	Technician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5895
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TLNG02302
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	252:55 (Nov 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TLNG02302	HIGH	-	-	-	252:55 (Nov 2003)	-