Dhaulagiri I | 2001 NE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2001 via NE Ridge, led by Barbara Hirschbichler. Summit reached on 2nd October 2001. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3933
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA101302
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Barbara Hirschbichler
Sponsor Independent team on Favre's Dhaulagiri I permit
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 Switzerland
Approach Beni->Tatopani->Marpha->Yak Kharka->below Thapa Pass
Basecamp Date 2001-09-16
Summit Date 2001-10-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2001-10-09
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8120m (fore-summit) by mistake
High Point (m) 8120
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(16/09,4700m),C1(18/09,5700m),C2(23/09,6600m),C3(01/10,7460m),ForeSmt(02/10,8120m)
Route Notes BC at usual camp site C1 at North Col C2 on ridge below a crevasse High point at summit ridge. According to Aregger, both members left C3 on Oct 02 at 06:30 hours reached summit at 15:00 hours, spent about 10 minutes, descended to C3 at 21:00 hours. The weather condition was good but very cold. They were on the summit together with two Japanese expedition members (man and women) and three Sherpas. Aregger showed their climbing route which is the proper normal route (crossing snowline far westward, climb shallow couloir on the summit ridge and climb eastward to summit). After the climb Hirschbichler and Aregger trekked to Tilicho-returned to Jomsom from there Hirschbichler went for Annapurna circuit trek. Aregger returned to Kathmandu on Oct 18, left Nepal on 20th. When I met Hirschbichler asked about their climbing route. She sketched me the route which is different from the one Aregger showed to me. Her sketch and the route showed to me by Mondinelli is the same, which is wrong route to summit. This later was confirmed by the Italian expedition leader Favre and climber Blanc. They told me that Hirshbichler team and the Japanese had wrong summit. I met the Spanish and Italian members before meeting Hirschbichler. When I asked Hirschbichler about the proper summit, she told me that she saw a higher point far ahead to the west, and asked Sherpas about it. Then one of the Sherpas told her that the place where they reached is the correct summit and nobody goes to the other point. Hirschbichler realized her situation and was very disappointed about the false information of the Sherpas about the summit. She returned to Kathmandu on Oct 29 and left for Langtang on 31st. She returns to Kathmandu on Nov 8. Plans to leave Nepal at the beginning of Dec. She said that she is the chief of the organization called "Support for the people Himalaya." She had a shipment of used clothes for distribution in Nepal.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458011
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Barbara Hirschbichler F 1959 Germany Leader Schoenau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany School teacher (in English and geography) Details Other expeditions
Josef Aregger M 1963 Switzerland Climber Hergiswil, Nidwalden, Switzerland Postal service employee Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA101302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth & Nakamura, Tomatsu - - 76:403-404 (2002) -
DHA101302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200240300/Asia-Nepal-Gurans-Himal-Dualagiri-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedies - - -