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.