Dhaulagiri I | 2003 NE Ridge

A France expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2003 via NE Ridge, led by Jean-Christophe Lafaille. Summit reached on 20th May 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA103104
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Sponsor	Independent climber on Dhaulagiri
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	109
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Pokhara->Jomsom->Yak Kharka->Dhampus
Basecamp Date	2003-04-23
Summit Date	2003-05-20
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	27
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2003-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8167
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(23/04,4700m),C1(24/04,5800m),C2(25/04,6800m),C3(19/05,7400m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Left C3 at 04:20, summited at 10:00 hours, descended to BC where he reached around 17:00 hours. Weather was windy, cold in the morning. Leaving for "Nanga" in Pakistan on 30th.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458608
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Field	Value
ID	33070
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA103104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Christophe
Last Name	Lafaille
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Professional alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	2003-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	109
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1965-2005) Disappeared 27 Jan 2006 on Makalu
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436824
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-christophe lafaille
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jean-Christophe Lafaille	M	1965	France	Leader	Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, France	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA103104	HIGH	-	-	-	256:79 (Mar 2004)	-