Dhaulagiri I | 2009 NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2009 via NE Ridge, led by Oh Eun-Sun. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6369
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA109113
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Oh Eun-Sun
Sponsor Oh Eun-Sun Kangchenjunga & Dhaulagiri I Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 149
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pokhara->Dhaulagiri BC by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2009-05-18
Summit Date 2009-05-21
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 3
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2009-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Kangchenjunga (KANG-091-08)
Campsites BC(18/05,4700m),C1(19/05,5800m),C3(20/05,7185m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Oh, Dawa and Pema started at 1:30 am on 21 May from C3, reached summit at 1:30 pm, stayed on summit about 10 minutes, back to C3 between 7-7:30 pm, slept there. On 22 May to BC. The weather on summit day was good, little windy. Oh met Korean Japanese expedition members at C1 while ascending. Fixed rope: 50m used between C1->C2 then took to C3 same rope. Sherpas: Dawa Wangchuk/Ongchu Sherpa, 17/12/72 (3/9/2029), Walung, Makalu-9 Pema Tshering, 16/6/70 (2/3/2027), Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X3, Dhaulagiri X1, Lhotse X1
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Korean woman to summit Dhaulagiri
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460852
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jung-Mo Jang M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Tae-Sun Kang M 1945 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Eun-Sun Oh F 1966 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA109113 KAN - Female Climbers - 1:8-9 (Sep 2009) -