Dhaulagiri I | 2009 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2009 via NE Ridge, led by Nobukazu Kuriki. Summit reached on 18th May 2009. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6361
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA109105
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Nobukazu Kuriki
Sponsor Team Kuriki Dhaulagiri Expedition 2009
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 146
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Beni->Marpha->Yak Kharka->Hidden valley
Basecamp Date 2009-04-23
Summit Date 2009-05-18
Summit Time 1340
Summit Days 25
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2009-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 150
Total Members 6
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(23/04,4700m),C1(02/05,5700m),C2(07/05,6500m),C3(17/05,7200m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Kuriki left C3 at 1 am on 18 May. Kuriki reached summit at 1:40 pm, stayed on summit for 20 minutes and descended to C3 at 7 pm. Next day to BC. He skied down from C2 to C1. The weather on summit day was very good. Kuriki was the first one to reach summit on that day. Other climbers who had summited on that day were of German Expedition and two Koreans. Kuriki team returned to Kathmandu on 24 May and they will leave on 27 May. Other members of the team: Ishii remained in BC. Kadotani to C1 on 2 May. Kodama and Sawada also stayed in BC. Tatsuno was in C1. Temba Nurbu climbed up to 7700m and turned around to C3 on 17 May. Phur Gyalzen climbed up to 6700m and went back to C2 on 16 May. Kusang Dorje and Santa Gurung remained at C1. Fixed rope: 150m between C2 - C3. Sherpas: Temba Nurbu Sherpa, 27/4/80, Tashigaon, Makalu-5, Manaslu X1 Kusang Dorje/Dorchi Sherpa, 18/7/57, Makalu-9, Manaslu X3 Fur Gyalzen Sherpa, 31/08/1981, Bung-9 Santa Bahadur Gurung, 23/04/1959, Chisapani, Sunwara-5, Gorkha, Manaslu X2, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Bochi Bochi Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460804
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kunihiko Ishii M 1979 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Engineer & cameraman Details Other expeditions
Masaru Kadotani M 1982 Japan Climber Akashi, Hyogo, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Kodama M 1974 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Professional skier Details Other expeditions
Nobukazu Kuriki M 1982 Japan Leader Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Takuro Sawada M 1985 Japan Climber Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan Assistant cameraman Details Other expeditions
Takafumi Tatsuno M 1973 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Temba Nurbu/Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phur Gyalzen (Fur Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA109105 JAN - - - 11:130 (July 2010) -
DHA109105 - - http://jac.or.jp/english/images/vol11/jan-vol11-128-132.pdf - - -