Dhaulagiri I | 2021 NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2021 via NE Ridge, led by Sean James. 23 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10561
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA121105
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2021
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Sean James
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks International 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 Andorra, Brazil, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Romania, S Korea, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2021-04-07
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 37
Termination Date 2021-05-14
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned due to covid outbreak amongst teams
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 23
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 23
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 -
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: Giorgio Masetti Zannini (Italy) Appr: Heli from Takam to Italian BC, then trekked to BC Camps: BC(08/04,4750m),C1(16/04,5800m),xxx(17/04,6200m) Left: 02/05/21 Hired: 1 Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp. Masetti reached 6200m on 17/04, then turned back due to bad weather. Masetti had strong bronchitis and cough and thought that going down a few days was a good idea. Then the covid situation in Nepal was heavy and as he knew the gov't was about to close the skies, so took the first available flight to return. He had negative pcr in Katmandu, but was found positive at my arrival at home. Dhaulagiri was not in its best condition as weather was often bad and lot of snow was a serious obstacle. He was hit by a small avalanche and stonefall on his way from C1 to BC on 29/04. Adrian Laza (Romania) Appr: From Tukuche BC via French Pass Camps: BC(05/01,4700m),C1(07/05),xxx Left: 09/05/21 Hired: 2 Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp. Arrived in base camp on May 1. May 4 Laza tested Nurbu Sherpa as positive for covid; he left base camp on May 6 by heli. Laza got another sherpa (Dawa Sherpa). Laza and Dawa reached C1 on May 7. Dawa Sherpa did not feel good (chest pain and short breath). Laza tested Dawa as positive for covid (he had about 30 covid tests with him and tested regularly the porters and Sherpas). Laza decided to abandon the expedition and returned to base camp on May 8. Left to KTM by heli on May 9. Jonaton Garcia (Spain) Stefi Troguet (Andorra) Appr: Trekked to BC Camps: BC(07/04,4700m),C1(11/04,5850m),C2(19/04,6470m),xxx Left: 11/05/21 Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp. Badia Bonilla (Mexico) Mauricio Lopez (Mexico) Appr: By Heli from Annapurna BC Camps: BC(27/04,4700m),C1(01/05,5700m),xxx Left: Hired: Term: Abandoned at due to covid outbreak at base camp. A lot of snow in all mountain. Some parts with avalanche danger (wind slabs). Weather...typical Dhaulagiri. Clear mormings, afternoon snow. Big snowfalls. Sean James (UK) Appr: By Heli to BC Camps: BC(11/04,4600m),C1(14/04,5850m),C2(15/04,6500mm),xxx Left: 01/05 by heli Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp Expedition abandoned due to COVID-19 and little chance to reach the summit due to the chaos on the mountain. Oxygen: Taken, but not used Tracee Metcalfe (USA) Appr: By Heli Camps: BC(26/04,4620m),C1(08/05,5720m),C2(09/05,6400m),xxx Left: 14/05/21 Hired: Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp. The rope fixing team was having trouble coordinating, the weather deteriorated and COVID was spreading. Antonios Sykaris (Greece) Appr: By Heli, West Face side Camps: BC(29/04,4470m),C1(06/05,5670m),xxx(07/05,5800m) Left: Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned due to covid outbreak at base camp.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5261
Year 2021
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

23 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sean Joseph David James M 1970 UK Leader Dubai, United Arab Emirates Alpine leader & guide Details Other expeditions
Valerio Annovazzi M 1958 Italy Climber Prittaluna, Lecco, Italy Mason Details Other expeditions
Badia Briseida Bonilla Luna F 1966 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Nutritionist Details Other expeditions
Dragan Celikovic M 1955 Serbia Climber Kragujevac, Serbia Physician Details Other expeditions
Cheol-Hee Cho M 1970 S Korea Climber Cheongju, North Chungcheong, S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Ei-Chul Chung M 1972 S Korea Climber Tokyo, Japan Coffee shop owner Details Other expeditions
Moeses Fiamoncini M 1979 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil CEO at Brave Explorers, UK (trekking agency) Details Other expeditions
Jonatan Garcia Villa M 1985 Spain Climber Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain Car inspector Details Other expeditions
Muharrem Aydin Irmak M 1966 Turkey/USA Climber New York, New York Artist Details Other expeditions
Keval Hiren Kakka M 1991 India Climber Mumbai, India Mountain Marks trekking company owner Details Other expeditions
Waldemar Dominik Kowalewski M 1973 Poland Climber Szcezecin, Poland Property developer Details Other expeditions
Angiolo Wolfgang Laviziano M 1968 USA/Germany Climber San Francisco, California - Details Other expeditions
Adrian Laza M 1963 Romania Climber Piatra Neamt, Romania & New Westminster, British Colombia Forestry engineer Details Other expeditions
Mauricio Gerardo Lopez Anaya M 1978 Mexico Climber Hermosa Beach, California Consultant Details Other expeditions
Chung-Han (Ago) Lu M 1983 Taiwan Climber Taipei, Taiwan Teacher of outdoor activities Details Other expeditions
Giorgio Masetti Zannini de Concina M 1964 Italy Climber Bologna, Italy Distribution manager of musical instruments Details Other expeditions
Tracee Lee Metcalfe F 1974 USA Climber Vail, Colorado Physician Details Other expeditions
Saeid Mirzaei M 1980 Iran Climber Tabriz, Iran - Details Other expeditions
Antonios Sykaris M 1962 Greece Climber Athens, Greece Businessman Details Other expeditions
Domenech Trastoy Diaz M 1981 Andorra Climber Sant Julia, Andorra Hotel owner Details Other expeditions
Estenania (Stefi) Troguet Torres F 1992 Andorra Climber Encamp, Andorra Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bernard (Chris) Warner M 1964 USA Climber Golden, Colorado Guide & capitalist Details Other expeditions
Kashima Yukari F 1989 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.