Dhaulagiri I | 2012 NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2012 via NE Ridge, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 3rd October 2012. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7805
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA112302
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dan Mazur
Sponsor SummitClimb Dhaulagiri Expedition 2012
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 Australia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-09-11
Summit Date 2012-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2012-10-04
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7650m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 7650
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 5500
Total Members 14
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 0
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 -
Campsites BC(11/09,4671m),ABC(21/09,5081m),C1(22/09,5800m),C2(24/09,6553m),C3(02/10,7577m),xxx(03/10,7650m)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge at start of traverse. Six members and six Sherpas left C3 for the summit on 3 October. Bailey, Coster, Fila, Maybank, Mazur and Pontinen with Sherpas Ang Pasang, Jangbu, Lhakpa Gelu, Pasang Norbu, Sange and Tenji started out for the top at 2:00 am. They got only 100m above C3, where they had to turn back because of the sugar snow lying loosely on rock, where it was impossible to get a purchase. They retreated to C1. They had no time to make a second attempt: their timetable had been set when they planned to climb Cho Oyu, but with Tibet closed, they had to substitute another mountain at the last minute. Three members left the team early: Karel left on 27 September because of business problems back home; he had reached C1. Miller left on the 28th by helicopter; he was seriously out of shape for climbing a huge mountain. Mooney got to ABC only and left on the 21st; he was afraid of heights. Oxygen was used by all members who went above C2. Their Sherpas used none. Sherpas: Ang Pasang, 15/6/84, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga, Everest X2 Jangbu, 24/5/67, Patle, Cho Oyu X4, Everest X7, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Gelu, 13/4/77, Beni, Solu, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X7, Lhotse X1 Pasang Norbu, Nurugaon, Makalu, Everest X6, Lhotse X, Kangch X1, Manaslu X1 Sange, 21/5/71, Dinding, Makalu, Lhotse X2 Tenji, 1/6/82, Patle, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462086
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christopher James Andrew Smith Bailey M 1986 Australia Climber Mortdale, NSW, Australia Tunneller Details Other expeditions
Matthew Benjamin Belman M 1962 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Arnold Coster M 1976 Netherlands Deputy Leader Moordrecht, Netherlands Alpine guide & mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Slavomir Fila M 1978 Slovakia/USA Climber San Francisco, California Software project manager Details Other expeditions
Jerry Mats Bertil Gladh M 1958 Sweden Climber Markaryd, Kronoberg, Sweden Business owner Details Other expeditions
Hans Olof Fredrik Johansson M 1968 Sweden Climber Falkenberg, Sweden Engineer Details Other expeditions
Karel Masek M 1964 Czech Republic Climber Sestajovice, Czech Republic Businessman Details Other expeditions
Richard Thomas Maybank M 1977 UK Climber Billericay, Essex, England Contractor Details Other expeditions
Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur M 1960 USA Leader Longbranch, Washington House builder & expedition organizer and leader Details Other expeditions
Juerg Merz M 1955 Switzerland Climber Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland Printer Details Other expeditions
Edward Dennison Miller M 1960 USA Climber Columbia, South Carolina Advertising executive Details Other expeditions
Robert Paul Mooney M 1968 Ireland Climber Glenealy, Wicklos, Ireland Retailer Details Other expeditions
Violetta Maria Pontinen F 1964 Poland Climber Espoo, Finland Housewife Details Other expeditions
Andrea Pigotti M 1975 Australia Climber South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Project manager Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Norbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Diding-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA112302 - - http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=196 - - -