Yalung Kang | 1991 SE Face

A Czechoslovakia expedition to Yalung Kang in 1991 via SE Face, led by Jiri Novak. Summit reached on 10th October 1991. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 621
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID YALU91301
Peak ID YALU
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Leaders Jiri Novak
Sponsor Yalungkang International Expedition
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 Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-09-16
Summit Date 1991-10-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 26
Termination Date 1991-10-12
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8200m due to lack of time
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
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(16/09,5300m),C1(23/09,6100m),C2(27/09,6700m),C3(29/09,7400m),C4(09/10,7950m),xxx(10/10,8200m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 same as Italian Kangchenjunga this autumn C2 same as Italian Kangchenjunga C3 same as Italian Kangchenjunga Great Shelf C4 in couloir of SE Face of Yalung. Same route as 1975 Spring Austro-German Expedition. 9 Oct C4 tent broken by wind but on 10th Oct Sulovsky alone from C4 to 8200m up steep couloir and hard climbing. At 11 am he decided not possible to make summit and returned to C3. He had gone to C4 alone from C3, where Visentin had stopped because tired. Now too late to mount 2nd attempt: 4 days later porters coming and flight from Nepal on fixed date.
Accidents Cook nearly died of pulmonary edema on approach march near BC; falling stones, but no injuries
Achievement -
Agency Everest Adventure
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452241
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marco Berti M 1965 Italy Climber Venice (Venezia), Italy Tour operator for travel agency Details Other expeditions
Jiri Novak M 1945 Czechoslovakia Leader Kladno, Czechoslovakia Freelance journalist Details Other expeditions
Zdenka Pleskotova F 1964 Czechoslovakia Climber Decin, Czechoslovakia Tutor in Italian Details Other expeditions
Leopold Sulovsky M 1954 Czechoslovakia Climber Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Structural engineer Details Other expeditions
Gianluigi Visentin M 1947 Italy Climber Marghera, Venezia, Italy Electrician Details Other expeditions
Monica Zambon F 1957 Italy Exp Doctor Rovigo, Italy Physician Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
YALU91301 AAJ Novak, Jiri - - 66:189-191 (1992) -