Dhaulagiri I | 2018 NE Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2018 via NE Ridge, led by Sophie Lavaud. Summit reached on 28th September 2018. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10052 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA118302 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Sophie Lavaud |
| Sponsor | Seven Summit Treks Dhaulagiri Expedition 2018 |
| 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 | Germany, Japan, Nepal, Poland, Russia, Spain |
| Approach | Via Darbang or French Pass |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-09-13 |
| Summit Date | 2018-09-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 15 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2018-10-06 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6800m due to too much snow |
| High Point (m) | 6800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| 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(13/09,4800m),C1(5700m),C2(27/09,6500m),xxx(28/09,6800m) |
| Route Notes | Seven Summit Treks Dhaulagiri expedition was a combination of several independent teams (1-2 climbers each). Seven Summits provided transportation, base camp facilities and various levels of high altitude support (oxygen, high-altitude porters, tents, etc) as required and contracted for by each team. The individual accounts for each team are given below: Sophie Lavaud (Switzerland) Appr: Trekking via Marpha to French Pass Camps: BC(13/09,4800m),C1(18/09,5700m),C2(27/09,6500m),xxx Left: 06/10/2018 to Marpha via French Pass Hired: 1 Term: Abandoned at 6500m due to too much snow, Sherpas could not fix beyond C2. Oxygen: Taken, not used Sherpa: Dawa Sange (Makalu-Barun) Sergei Baranov (Russia) Appr: Trekking via Marpha to French Pass Camps: BC(13/09,4800m),C1(18/09,5800m),C2(27/09,6520m),xxx Left: 06/10/2018 to Marpha via French Pass Hired: 1 Term: Abandoned at 6520m due to too much snow, Sherpas could not fix beyond C2. Oxygen: Taken, not used Maria Ujue Murolas Aguerri (Spain) Appr: Trekking via Marpha to French Pass Camps: BC(13/09,4800m),C1(18/09,5700m),C2(27/09,6500m),xxx Left: 06/10/2018 to Italian BC and then helicopter Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned at 6500m due to too much snow, Sherpas could not fix beyond C2. Oxygen: Not taken, not used Naba Raj Bastola (Nepal) Appr: Trekking via Marpha to French Pass Camps: BC(13/09,4800m),C1(18/09,5700m),xxx(19/09,6100m) Left: 06/10/2018 by helicopter? Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned on 20/09 due to lack of Sherpa and motivation to go up and the avalanche that killed Dawa Gyalze Sherpa on 19/09 just above C2. Oxygen: Taken, not used Herbert Hellmuth (Germany) Appr: Helicopter to Italian BC on 16/09 Camps: BC(18/09,4700m),C1(26/09,5700m),C2(27/09,6500m),xxx Left: 06/10/2018 to Marpha via French Pass Hired: 1 Term: Abandoned at 6500m due to too much snow, Sherpas could not fix beyond C2. Oxygen: Taken, not used Waldemar Kowalewski (Poland) Parholumeij Paczoski (Poland) Appr: Helicopter to Italian BC on 16/09 Camps: BC(18/09,4700m),C1(26/09,5700m),C2(27/09,6500m),xxx(28/09,6800m) Left: 30/09/2018 by helicopter Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned on 29/09 due to bad conditions on mountain and lack of Sherpa motivation to fix rope above C2. Team climbed up to 6800m with rope-fixing Sherpas, but Sherpas decided that route was too dangerous and abandoned their work. The two Poles spent another night in C1 and decided to go home as they had no faith in the Sherpas completing the route. Kowalewski was on Dhaulagiri in spring 2018 and witnessed Simone Laterra being blown away in his tent by the wind. They fixed a plaque for Laterra on top of the French Pass on 18/09. Oxygen: Not taken, not used Tatsuo Matsumoto (Japan) Appr: Trekking from Darbang Camps: BC(19/09,4800m),IC(26/09,5200m),C1(27/09,5700m),xxx Left: 01/10/2018 by helicopter Hired: 2 Term: Abandoned at 5700m due to the fact that Matsumoto is not strong enough to climb a mountain like Dhaulagiri. Oxygen: Taken and used from BC to C1 to BC Sherpas: Pema Sherpa, Dawa Sherpa SST Sherpas (all from Makalu): Dawa Sange (with Lavaud) Ming Nurbu Sherpa Lakpa Temba Sherpa Nima Dorchi Sherpa Ming Temba Sherpa Nima Thinduk Sherpa Pema Sherpa (with Matsumoto) Dawa Sherpa (with Matsumoto) Dawa Gyalgen Sherpa died on 19 Nov from avalanche while a groug of seven Sherpas were fixing rope from C2 to C3. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460633 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Marie-Therese Jeanne Lavaud | F | 1968 | Switzerland | Leader | Meinier, Geneva, Switzerland | External affairs consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Baranov | M | 1969 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Naba Raj (Noel) Bastola | M | 1974 | Nepal | Climber | Majhathana-6, Kaski | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Herbert Diethelm Hellmuth | M | 1969 | Germany | Climber | Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany | Trader | Details Other expeditions |
| Waldemar Dominik Kowalewski | M | 1973 | Poland | Climber | Szcezecin, Poland | Property developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Tatsuo Matsumoto | M | 1940 | Japan | Climber | Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Retired accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Uxue Murolas Aguerri | F | 1970 | Spain | Climber | Pamplona, Navarra, Spain | Insurance company staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Bartloumiej Andrzej Paczoski | M | 1972 | Poland | Climber | Biala Podlaska, Poland | Businessman in real estate | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Gyaljen (Ang Dawa) Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sange Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Temba Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingtemba (Mikel) Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Nurbu Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Ngima Dorchi) Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ekuwa, Pathivara-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.