Dhaulagiri I | 2017 NE Ridge
A India expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2017 via NE Ridge, led by Arjun Singh Negi. Summit reached on 19th May 2017. 34 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9406 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA117103 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Arjun Singh Negi |
| Sponsor | ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) Mt. Dhaulagiri I Expedition 2017 |
| 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 | Ktm to Beni by road, trekked to BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-04-04 |
| Summit Date | 2017-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 1300 |
| Summit Days | 45 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 2017-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8167 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 25 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(04/04,4660m),C1(07/04,5800m),C2(12/04,6600m),C3(19/05,7300m),Smt(19-20/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 04/04 4660m C1 07/04 5800m C2 12/04 6600m C3 19/05 ~7300m (on descent) Smt 19/05 by Pradeep Panwar, Sanjay Singh, RS Sonal, Pradeep Kumar, Nurbu Wangdus, Ngima Tendi Sherpa, Ramesh Tamang, Darinje Sherpa, Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa at 1 pm. Smt 20/05 by Krishan Prasad Gurung, Pem Dorje Sherpa at 2:30 pm (according to summiteers list provided by Satish: 5:30 pm). Team commenced expedition by bus on 25 March from Kathmandu to Beni. They reached BC on 4 April. Luggage was flown to BC by helicopter. Heavy storm on 6/7 April. Team started to open a route from BC on 11 April. On 18 May they started from C2 at 5 am, they reached C3 at 11:30 am, at 8:30 pm the same day they left C3 headed for the summit. Summiters got to the top at 1 pm on 19 May. Weather was Ok before noon, but worsened in the afternoon. They stayed on the summit for 30 minutes. Some climbers descended to C3, some to C2. The other team started their summit push from C3 on 19 May at 9 pm. Krishan Prasad (Gurung) and Pem Dorje Sherpa reached the summit. Team got back to C3 at night in bad weather. Devendra Singh turned around before the summit, he was not able to get back to C3 on his own. Sherpas helped him down to C3 on 22 May. On 23 May he was rescued from lower C3 by helicopter long-line to BC and then on to Kathmandu. Left BC 26 May trekking to Marpha Fixed rope: Intermittent from BC to summit (Negi was not sure about parts with fixed ropes) Oxygen: taken and used by members and Sherpas from C3 to high points and down to C3. From Indian media reports: Biman Biswas and Narender Kumar abandoned their summit bid at 8000m to assist Krishan Prasad Gurung who was found sick and dizzy in descent from the summit. All three went missing for 50 hours in their descent and were finally evacuated by helicopter when they reached base camp. All suffered severe injuries. |
| Accidents | Devendra Singh frostbite at both hands |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463780 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
34 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Singh Negi | M | 1968 | India | Leader | Barang, Kinnaur, HP, India | Government servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajesh Bhatterai | M | 1988 | India | Climber | Sonitpur, Assam, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Harish Singh Pawar | M | 1987 | India | Climber | Uttarakand, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Bahadur Chand | M | 1986 | India | Climber | Uttarakand, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kapil Dev | M | 1988 | India | Climber | Uttarakand, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pradeep Panwar | M | 1988 | India | Climber | Uttaroun, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Sanjay Singh | M | 1993 | India | Climber | J&K, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ratan Singh Sonal | M | 1967 | India | Deputy Leader | Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1979 | India | Climber | Darjeeling, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajesh Rawat | M | 1970 | India | Climber | Dehradun, Uttarakand, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pradeep Kumar | M | 1973 | India | Climber | Sangla, HP, India | Soldier | Details Other expeditions |
| Devendra Singh | M | 1979 | India | Climber | Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Krishan Prasad Gurung | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Nitesh Sharma | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Himachal Pradesh, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nurbu Wangdus | M | 1981 | India | Climber | Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Vipin Christopher | M | 1984 | India | Medical Officer | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jot Singh Bhandari | M | 1965 | India | Support Climber | Malana, Uttarkashi, UP, India | ITBP, Head Constable | Details Other expeditions |
| Dilbag Singh | M | 1968 | India | Support Climber | Sur Singh, Amritsar, Punjab, India | ITBP sub-inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Sardari Lal | M | 1964 | India | Support Climber | Sathwin, Hamirpur, HP, India | ITBP havildar | Details Other expeditions |
| Narender Kumar | M | 1980 | India | Photographer | Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, India | Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Pawan Kumar | M | 1988 | India | Support Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Stobdan | M | 1988 | India | Support Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Biman Biswas | M | 1986 | India | Photographer | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jai Prakash | M | 1977 | India | Support Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yogendra Gautam | M | 1987 | India | Support Climber | New Delhi, India | ITBP constable | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Rita Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pam Dorje Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tendi Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Tendi Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nuru Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Rinje (Darinje) Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yula Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ramesh Tamang | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dovane-9, Bhojpur | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.