Dhaulagiri I | 2005 NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2005 via NE Ridge, led by Ahn Jae-Hong. Summit reached on 4th May 2005. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4884
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA105103
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Ahn Jae-Hong
Sponsor Korean Dhaulagiri I Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 117
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed True
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-08
Summit Date 2005-05-04
Summit Time 1700
Summit Days 26
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2005-05-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1200
Total Members 8
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/04,4700m),ABC(16/04,5000m),C1(18/04,5400m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(03/05,7400m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge. Kang, Cho Im-Bok and 4 Sherpas left C3 at 2:00 am. Kang's oxygen regulator not functioning 1 hour up from C3 at 7700m, so she and Kami Tshering down to C2; others to top at 5:00 pm without oxygen and slept in C3 on 8:30 pm. Kang used oxygen in C2 to high point to and in C2; had no good training wherea s Choi "very hard training." Weather turned bad with snow fall starting 5 May. Ahn stayed in BC directing climbers entire time; Choi Hong-Gweon had stomach trouble and never went above BC also; Byen, Heo, Mun and Ryu went to C2. Sherpa summiters: Dawa Sherpa, 25/8/60, Makalu-9, Serap Janbu Sherpa, 25/7/69, Khumjung, Everest X1, Kangch X1, Cho Oyu X2, etc Pema Tshering Sherpa, 1/6/70, Makalu-9, Everest X2 Choi - 12 May 2005: At summit was snow and rock only; later he said there was a one-meter tall pole and Sherpas said this was highest point. Peter Guggemos - 11 May 2005 On fore-summit (8120m) is aluminum pole standing up; on highest summit is a German's body. Mrs Nives Meroi - 23 May 2005 Meroi, Benet and Vuerich (Italian expedition) followed Korean's footsteps till they stopped and turned back 100m below pole on fore-summit, which is at 8120m. Koreans did not reach highest summit. Dawa Sherpa - 29 December 2005 Dawa Sherpa in an interview with Liz Hawley reconfirmed that the Korean team did reach the main summit. He said their team did not stay on the NE Ridge beyond the fore-summit (which would be "too difficult"), but traversed onto the N Face and then climbed to the main summit. He saw on the main summit a white pole (about 2m high), but no prayer flags. Liz showed Dawa a picture of the summit ridge area and he traced with his finger their route traversing onto the N Face before getting to the top, which is the correct way to get there.
Accidents Nothing except Choi Hong-Gweon's stomach problem
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459325
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Hong Ahn M 1959 S Korea Leader Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Cosmetics salesman Details Other expeditions
Hee-Yel Byen M 1966 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Restaurant cook Details Other expeditions
Hong-Gweon Choi M 1967 S Korea Climber Jinju (Chinju), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Teacher Details Other expeditions
Im-Bok Choi M 1985 S Korea Climber Jinju (Chinju), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea University mathematics student Details Other expeditions
Yong-Feel Heo M 1982 S Korea Climber Jinju (Chinju), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Architecture student Details Other expeditions
Jong-Heon Kang M 1980 S Korea Climber Changwon, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Teacher Details Other expeditions
Sung-Jin Mun M 1977 S Korea Climber Jinju (Chinju), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Unemployed - recent university graduate Details Other expeditions
Seung-Kook Ryu M 1970 S Korea Climber Kwangwoon, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Dawa (Ang Dawa) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Serap Jangbu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.