Dhaulagiri I | 2008 NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2008 via NE Ridge, led by Edurne Pasaban. Summit reached on 1st May 2008. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5959
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA108103
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Edurne Pasaban
Sponsor Al Filo Dhaulagiri Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 133
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Colombia, Ecuador
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-01-04
Summit Date 2008-05-01
Summit Time 1215
Summit Days 118
Total Days 92
Termination Date 2008-04-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 8
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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(04/04,4650m),C1(11/04,5850m),C2(18/04,6775m),C3(30/04,7400m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge. 2 members and Muktu Sherpa left C3 at 2:40 am and other 5 members and 1 Sherpa at 3:40 am. Made traverse on North Face to small couloir, up couloir and left to top. Vallejo and Gonzalez-Rubio on top 12:15 pm and Latorre and Oruiz at same time, while other members and Muktu at 1:15 pm. Quite windy and first summiters had to wait for wind to let snow settle a bit so could see where the traverse route was; for second group no such problem. Rope fixed: 200m BC to C1, 200m C2 to C3, 100m on traverse beyond C3. Vallejo's Dhaulagiri summit was his last 8000er and when he got to top he raised both arms above his head with his ice axe in one hand and ice hammer in other and sobbed. Sherpas: Muktu Lhakpa, 2/8/72, Tashigaon, Makalu, Everest X2, K2 X1 Pasang Temba, 20/1/83, Makalu-5, no 8000ers [Ever X1] (reached C3 but did not join summit push because had bad headache and stayed in camp)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460421
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fernando Alonso Gonzalez-Rubio Polanco M 1968 Colombia Climber Suesca, Cundinamarca, Colombia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Asier Izagirre Pasaban M 1972 Spain Climber San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain House painter Details Other expeditions
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Climber Vic, Barcelona, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Manolo) Benito Manchado M 1975 Spain Cameraman Madrid, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Orviz Menendez M 1958 Spain Climber Gijon, Asturias, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar F 1973 Spain Leader Tolosa, Guipuzcoa, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jon Alexander (Alex) Chicon Navarez M 1981 Spain Climber Lemona, Vizcaya, Spain Bricklayer Details Other expeditions
Edgar Ivan Vallejo Ricaurte M 1959 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador Teacher Details Other expeditions
Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA108103 - - http://www.edurnepasaban.com - - -