Dhaulagiri I | 2016 NE Ridge
A UK expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2016 via NE Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 18th September 2016. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9270 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA116301 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Phil Crampton |
| Sponsor | Altitude Junkies Dhaulagiri Expedition 2016 |
| 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, China, USA |
| Approach | Pokhara->Beni->Marpha->Yak Kharka->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2016-09-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 32 |
| Termination Date | 2016-10-10 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at C2 due to bad weather (sudden snowstorm) |
| High Point (m) | 6400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 4000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| 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(08/09,4700m),Depot(5000m),C1(17,28/09,5850m),C2(18,29/09,6400m),xxx |
| Route Notes | BC 08/09 4700m Dep 27/09 5000m by Cross and Wu C1 28/09 5850m C2 29/09 6400m (Sherpas) HPt 29/09 6400m at C2 all clients apart from Wu and Cross. On 29 Sept clients apart from Cross and Wu went to C2 to tag it and descended again to C1 to stay the night. Cross and Wu had stayed at deposit camp on 27 Sept. When the rest of the team went up to C2 and back, Cross and Wu were at C1. Night of 29 Sept all clients at C1. Morning of 30 Sept big dump of snow – all clients down to BC. Sherpa at C2 on 30 Sept. They descended to C1 on 30 Sept. Snow was very deep and they took a long time to get down, so they stayed at C1 for the night. Descended to BC on 1 Oct. As long-term forecast had been bad, Crampton had asked the Sherpas to dismantle all camps. Crampton reached C2 several times for rope-fixing. Team waited for helicopter until 10 Oct, but weather was too bad. On 10 Oct they trekked to Marpha and then by jeep to Beni. Oxygen: taken, not used. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Expedition Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463536 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip James (Phil) Crampton | M | 1970 | UK | Leader | Woodstock, New York | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Malgorzata Jolanta (Margaret) Watroba | F | 1950 | Australia | Climber | Attadale, WA, Australia | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Richard Blelock Samuel | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Norbury, Shropshire, England | IT specialist on contents of management systems | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseph Casey Piestrak | M | 1985 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Wind turbine technician | Details Other expeditions |
| William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross | M | 1967 | USA | Climber | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Motivational speaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Joshua Jay Lubliner | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Denver, Colorado | Restaurant owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Yin-Yin Wu | F | 1982 | China | Climber | Guangdong, Shenzhen, China | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Nuru Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Simigaon, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Simigaon, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pawai-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Galden Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA116301 | - | - | http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchdhaulagiri16.html | - | - | - |