Dhaulagiri I | 2006 NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2006 via NE Ridge, led by Michel Wirth. Summit reached on 30th September 2006. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5413
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA106303
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Michel Wirth
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Dhaulagiri Expedition 2006
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 USA
Approach Bus to Pokhara, plane to Jomsom, Yak Kharka->Dhampus
Basecamp Date 2006-09-06
Summit Date 2006-09-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2006-10-05
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to jet stream, bad weather, and lots of snow
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(06/09,4650m),C1(14/09,5700m),C2(15/09,6600m),C3(29/09,7300m),xxx(30/09,7400m)
Route Notes Wirth, Danima and Norbu Sherpa left C3 at 05:00 hours on Sept 30, reached 7400m; started very strong wind and snow conditions were very bad with deep snow, so turned around to C3, packed up and descended to C1 at 12 noon. Team's C1 was totally destroyed by avalanche on around 23. The team trekked down to Beni and bus ridge to Kathmandu on Oct 11; will leave on Oct 16. Balmer climbed up to 6600m on Sept 15. Clark couple climbed up to 5000m on Sept 14; they left BC on 15 and left Kathmandu on Oct 12. Kuhn and Martig both reached 7300m on Oct 29; they were very tired. Sherpas: Da Nima, 18/6/72, Bhakanje, Everest X3 including S-N traverse 17/05/06 Pemba Nurbu, 6/12/78, Lelep-9, Taplejung, Xixabangma Spr 2005
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking (Dorje)
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459840
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Reto Balmer M 1968 Switzerland Climber Muehleberg, Bern, Switzerland Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Charles Scott Clark M 1962 USA Climber Tucson, Arizona Physician Details Other expeditions
Nicole Nadine Clark F 1972 Switzerland Climber Tucson, Arizona Nurse Details Other expeditions
Felix Albert Kuhn M 1960 Switzerland Climber Buchs, St. Gallen, Switzerland Architect Details Other expeditions
Franz Martig M 1972 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Surgeon Details Other expeditions
Michel Andre (Mischu) Wirth M 1968 Switzerland Leader Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Da Nima Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Norbu/Nurbu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.