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 | - | - | - |