Dhaulagiri I | 2011 NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2011 via NE Ridge, led by Tyler Johnson. Summit reached on 23rd April 2011. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7065
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA111104
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2011
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Tyler Johnson
Sponsor	Aka Ski Dhaulagiri Expedition 2011
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Beni->Darbang->Baskat->Jugepani->Lamcha Kharka->Sallaghari->Italian BC
Basecamp Date	2011-04-12
Summit Date	2011-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2011-05-04
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6500m due to climbing alone
High Point (m)	6500
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	120
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(12/04,4700m),C1(19/04,5870m),C2(22/04,6500m),xxx(23/04,6500m)
Route Notes	On 18 April Johnson and Kasteler, on their acclimatization process went up to 5500m and slept there. Next day 19 April both skied down from 5500m to BC in perfect snow conditions. Johnson left BC on 19 April due to severe cough. He returned to Kathmandu on 25 April and left Nepal on 28 April. Kasteler set up his C1 on 19 April. He climbed up to 6500m on 22 April, but he did not sleep there. On 24 April Kasteler came down to BC. He gave up climbing as he did not want to climb alone. Fixed rope: 120m contributed.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461556
Year	2011
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	52610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA111104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Tyler David
Last Name	Johnson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5500
Summit Date 1	2011-04-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2441080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tyler david johnson
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	52611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA111104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Richard Todd
Last Name	Kasteler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Environmental engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2011-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2437732
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard todd kasteler
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tyler David Johnson	M	1976	USA	Leader	Anchorage, Alaska	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Richard Todd Kasteler	M	1967	USA	Climber	Anchorage, Alaska	Environmental engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.