Dhaulagiri I | 2012 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2012 via NE Ridge, led by Hirotaka Takeuchi. Summit reached on 26th May 2012. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7532
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA112104
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hirotaka Takeuchi
Sponsor Japanese Dhaulagiri 2012
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Khumbu (helicopter to BC)
Basecamp Date 2012-05-04
Summit Date 2012-05-26
Summit Time 1730
Summit Days 22
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2012-05-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 1
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(04/05,4600m),C1(07/05,5800m),C2(08/05,6600m),C3(25/05,7250m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes BC 04 May 4600m C1 07 May 5800m C2 08 May 6600m C3 25 May 7250m Smt 26 May by Takeuchi at 5:30 am. Takeuchi left C3 at 1:30 am. Weather was perfect and calm. It was very warm. The trail was broken trail to C4. From C4 he had to break trail, however, it was not very deep. He was going slowly due to fatigue. Cleo Weidlich and her Sherpa caught up with him and they alternated breaking trail. He spent about five minutes on the summit due to high winds and the time of day. He descended to C4 (7500m) and as he did not have a tent there, he bivouacked. He got there at about 10 pm. On 27 May he descended to BC. Nakajima reached 6800m on 24 May. He felt altitude sickness and Hirose made him turn back to C1. They left BC on 30 May. During their expedition, they found the Yeti airplane, which crashed in 1960. It was at about 5200m near the Dampus Pass. Oxygen: not taken, not used.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461956
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kenro Nakajima M 1984 Japan Climber Kanasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Cameraman & trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Hirotaka Takeuchi M 1971 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Manabu Hirose M 1967 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan TV director Details Other expeditions
Michiko Inamura F 1957 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Tour guide and coordinator Details Other expeditions
Takuto Nakahora M 1985 Japan Climber Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan NHK cameraman Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Yamamura M 1982 Japan Climber Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan NHK cameraman Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.