Dhaulagiri I | 2008 NE Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5965
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA108109
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Ricardo Jimenez Zori
Sponsor Spaniards on Dhaulagiri I
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 136
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Jomsom->Marpha->Beni->Dharapani->Doban->Italian BC->Japanese BC
Basecamp Date 2008-04-24
Summit Date 2008-05-01
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 7
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2008-05-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(24/04,4700m),C1(26/04,5800m),C2(28/04,6700m),C3(30/04,7400m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes Jimenez Zori and Kaila Tamang left C3 at 2 am on 1 May, reached summit at 2 pm, stayed about 5 minutes, descended to C3 around 9 pm. Next day to BC. The weather was very windy and very cold. 14 climbers summited on that day. De Pou Rivas climbed up to 6400m on 28 April. He started vomiting and had headache. He turned around and slept in C2. Next day to BC. The team returned Kathmandu from BC by helicopter on 4 May and will leave on 6 May (afternoon). Fixed rope: contributed 200m. "Sherpa:" Kaila Tamang, (1967-68), Thulo Parsel-9, Kavre Summited Cho Oyu in 2007 with Spanish team (Sherpa information from agency)
Accidents Jimenej Zori fell 2 May into a crevasse near C1 about shoulder deep (hurt his right knee), he was pulled out by his Nepali climber Tamang from crevasse; De Pou Rivas got high altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Ramdung Expedition
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
Aleix De Pou Rivas M 1979 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Ricardo Jimenez Zori M 1963 Spain Leader Madrid, Spain Businessman Details Other expeditions
Kaila Tamang M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Thulo Parsel-9, Kavre - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.