Dhaulagiri I | 2021 NE Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2021 via NE Ridge, led by Sophie Lavaud. Summit reached on 19th April 2021. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10559 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA121103 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Sophie Lavaud |
| Sponsor | Seven Summit Treks International Women's Dhaulagiri Exped 2021 |
| 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 | Czech Republic, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, Nepal, Norway |
| Approach | Fly to Pokhara->Sibang->Dobhan->Italian BC->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2021-04-13 |
| Summit Date | 2021-04-19 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 2021-05-07 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6400m due to covid outbreak amongst teams |
| High Point (m) | 6400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| 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(13/04,4700m),C1(18/04,5700m),C2(19/04,6400m),xxx |
| Route Notes | Team abandoned expedition due to covid outbreak amoungst various members of the expedition teams at base camp. Lots of snow, but general conditions were good. Report from Vibeke Sefland: A lot of snow, snowstorm slowed us down, many avalanches in route, ropes snowed down after each rotation, deap snow, tents burried, some lost/had damaged equipment due to snowstorm. Unfortunately the Sherpas (90% of them) didnt want to put in the effort. They were affraid of covid and moral was low. We also don't know how avalanche hazard was above 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 | 2464585 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
12 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 |
| Viridiana Alvarez Chavez | F | 1983 | Mexico | Climber | Aguascalientes, Mexico | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Caroline Fink | F | 1977 | Switzerland | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Flutura (Uta) Ibrahimi | F | 1983 | Kosovo | Climber | Prishtine, Kosovo | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Klara Kolouchova | F | 1978 | Czech Republic | Climber | Prague, Czech Republic | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sandra Chauchy Leal | F | 1971 | Switzerland | Climber | Geneva, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Elisabeth Christine Roeoesli-Zingg | F | 1965 | Switzerland | Climber | Hinterkappelen, Bern, Switzerland | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vibeke Andrea Sefland | F | 1973 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Maya Sherpa | F | 1978 | Nepal | Climber | Patle-5, Okhaldhunga | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Naoko Watanabe | F | 1981 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kami Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sange Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA121103 | - | - | https://explorersweb.com/2021/03/18/sophie-lavaud-leads-all-woman-team-on-dhaulagiri/ | - | - | - |
| DHA121103 | - | - | https://explorersweb.com/2021/05/08/dhaulagiri-update-2-covid-sweeps-bc-awaiting-news-from-topo-and-carla/ | - | - | - |
| DHA121103 | - | - | https://explorersweb.com/2021/04/29/dhaulagiri-nw-ridge-climbers-pass-previous-mark/ | - | - | - |