Dhaulagiri I | 2008 NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2008 via NE Ridge, led by Carlos Pauner. Summit reached on 1st May 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5960
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA108104
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Carlos Pauner
Sponsor Spanish Dhaulagiri I 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 135
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach (see route notes)
Basecamp Date 2008-04-05
Summit Date 2008-05-01
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 26
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2008-05-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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 Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-081-10)
Campsites BC(05/04,4700m),C1(11/04,5800m),C2(19/04,6800m),C3(30/04,7400m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes Approach: Beni (bus)->Myagdi Khola->Italian BC (porters trapped by snow), helicopter to Pkr C1 at NE Col C2 higher than normal for C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge. Spanish Dhaulagiri Expedition - 9 May 2008 led by Carlos Pauner Team pitched C1 at 5800m on Dhaulagiri I's NE Col on 11 April. On the 12th they descended to BC, and now the weather was not very good. They returned to C1 on the 17th and on the 19th established C2 on the NE Ridge at 6800m, higher than the normal site. On the 20th they returned to BC to rest. They began their summit push on 28 April, when they went up from BC to C1, on the 29th to C2, and on the 30th C3 was made at 7400m on the ridge. Only Alejandre and Pauner went to C3 because Perez had not felt well at C2 and went down to BC instead. Alejandre and Pauner left C3 for the top at 3:00 am. Pauner reached the summit at 2:00 pm, while Alejandre, who was not so strong, got there only at 4:00 pm. Pauner was back in C3 at 5:00 pm, but Alejandre took 13 hours to return to camp (at 3:00 am on 2 May). Alejandre had frostbite on one finger: this was her first 8000er and she had little experience with high altitude. The two summiters descended to BC together and arrived there at 8:00 pm. Alejandre's frostbite was the team's only serious health problem. She returned to Spain on 8 May, but Pauner and Perez helicoptered to Gorak Shep on the 13th to climb Lhotse. Fixed rope: 600m from C2 to C3.
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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marta Maria Alejandre Martinez F 1980 Spain Climber Villanua, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Juan Carlos Pauner Gotor M 1964 Spain Leader Zaragoza City, Zaragoza, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Francisco Javier Perez Garcia M 1967 Spain Climber Zaragoza, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA108104 - - http://www.carlospauner.com/eng/dhaulagiri/index.php - - -