Dhaulagiri I | 2002 NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2002 via NE Ridge, led by Esteban Lopez Sanchez. Summit reached on 1st October 2002. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4177
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA102305
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Esteban Lopez Sanchez
Sponsor Spanish High Mountain Military Group to Dhaulagiri 2002
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 2002-09-09
Summit Date 2002-10-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2002-10-09
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09,4750m),C1(19/09,5800m),C2(01/10,6800m),xxx(01/10,6800m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge low serac (same as others) Highpoint at C2. Like Ochoa had problems of porters not carrying loads to BC, so were delayed several days establishing BC. Bad weather now: snowfall and same problems establishing C2, with avalanches coming down. No C3: when went towards C3, others on mountain coming down saying impossible to go higher because of avalanching, so not above C2. 7 and 8 Oct snowing very hard with 1m of snow at BC during 2 days and could hear avalanches all day.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458376
Year 2002
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mariano Alonso M 1968 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Instructor in army's mountaineering school Details Other expeditions
Fausto Manuel Blanco Alvarez M 1966 Spain Climber Coruna City, Coruna, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Pedro Exposito Laroz M 1954 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Gonzalo Jayme Bravo M 1958 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Esteban Lopez Sanchez M 1958 Spain Leader Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Avelino Mora M 1961 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Fermin Penarroya Prats M 1965 Spain Climber Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions
Emilio Verdasco M 1965 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Santiago Jose Villanueva Serrano M 1962 Spain Exp Doctor Melilla, Malaga, Spain Army physician Details Other expeditions
Fernando Yarto Nebreda M 1970 Spain Climber Burgos, Spain Army high mountain group member Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.