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.