Dhaulagiri I | 2001 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2001 via NE Ridge, led by Kiyoshi Ishii. Summit reached on 2nd October 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3936
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA101305
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kiyoshi Ishii
Sponsor Club Yeti Dhaulagiri 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-09-03
Summit Date 2001-10-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 29
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at false summit by mistake
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(03/09,4700m),C1(17/09,5700m),C2(20/09,6500m),C3(01/10,7400m),xxx(02/10,8000m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at NE Col C2 at 6500m North Ridge crevasses High point on NE side of summit ridge. C1 established 2 weeks after BC because much snowfall. Summit party of 5 left C3 4:00 am on 2 Oct and top 2:50 pm in easy climb technically in strong wind and snowfalling; returned to C3 9:00 pm 2 Oct and slept there. No other attempt on top after them because of bad weather. "Summit Sherpas": Dawa Chiri Sherpa, 34, Kurima (Lokhim VDC), Makalu 1999, Everest 2000 Kumar Rai, 25, Dadagaon (Makalu VDC Sankhuwasahba), 1st 8000er (1st Rai atop any 8000er) Da Gyalzen Sherpa, 34, Kurima (Lokhim VDC), 1st 8000er Italian team's leader and members said 21 Oct this Japanese team did not reach the summit on 20 Oct. German leader of 2-member German-Swiss team said on 30 Oct her team and Japanese reached same high point together on 2 Oct and it was not the summit, although the Japanese Sherpas said it was.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo 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

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kiyoshi Ishii M 1948 Japan Leader Hatano, Kanagawa, Japan Mountain cottage manager Details Other expeditions
Sae Takahashi F 1974 Japan Climber Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Kenta Usui M 1977 Japan Climber Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan Transport company office worker Details Other expeditions
Masami Yazaki M 1953 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Railway officeworker Details Other expeditions
Fukuoka Yukio M 1950 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Owns computer software designing company Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen (Da Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kumar Rai M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA101305 HIGH - - - 239:75 (Oct 2002) -
DHA101305 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth & Nakamura, Tomatsu - - 76:403-404 (2002) -
DHA101305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200240300/Asia-Nepal-Gurans-Himal-Dualagiri-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedies - - -