Dhaulagiri I | 2021 NE Ridge

A Peru expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2021 via NE Ridge, led by Graciela Cuenca Blas. Summit reached on 1st October 2021. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10694
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA121306
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2021
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Peru
Leaders	Graciela Cuenca Blas
Sponsor	Lone Peruvian on Dhaulagiri
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	Besisahar->Karte->Marpha->BC
Basecamp Date	2021-09-18
Summit Date	2021-10-01
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	13
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2021-10-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8167
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(18/09,4650m),C1(20/09,5800m),C2(21/09,6200m),C3(22/09,7100m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	BC 18/09 4650m C1 20/09 5800m (300m above normal C1) C2 21/09 6200m C3 22/09 7100m Smt 01/10 by Cuenca at 6 am (Sirbaz Khan a bit earlier). After first rotation Cuenca stayed at BC for three days and then started her summit push on 27/09 and went straight to C2. She was following the fixing team. There was a lot of snow and they did not make it all the way to C3 on 28/09. She set up a tent at 6700m where they spent the night. On 29/09 she spent the night at C3 at 7100m. On the evening of 29/09 Cuenca left C3 behind the fixing team who left at 10 pm. She was with Sirbaz Khan from Pakistan; they left C3 at 2 am on 30/09. They climbed for about 100m and turned back as there was too much snow, and the avalanche danger was too high. Everyone turned back to C3 that night. The fixing team left C3 at 1:30 pm on 30/09 to fix the rope to the summit where they arrived at 5 am. On 30/09 Khan and Cuenca left C3 at about 7 pm. A lot of snow. When she reached the bottom of the couloir at 4 am, there was heavy congestion and she had to wait and had a snooze for about half an hour. She felt strong again after her power nap and reached the summit at 6 am. She spent about one hour on the summit and descended to C3 where she had a break. They continued to C2 where they arrived at 5 pm. On 02/10 to BC. Cuenca left BC on 04/10 to Marpha. Oxygen: Not taken, not used.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	8K Expeditions (Pioneer Adventures pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464570
Year	2021
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	79715
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA121306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2021
Season	3
First Name	Graciela Flor
Last Name	Cuenca Blas
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Peru
Status	Leader
Residence	Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Tour guide & Spanish teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	2021-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441195
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	graciela flor cuenca blas
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	79716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA121306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	2021
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Tenzing (Pasang Tenje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	2021-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0720
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Dhaulagiri
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442927
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang tenzing (pasang tenje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Graciela Flor Cuenca Blas	F	1977	Peru	Leader	Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Tour guide & Spanish teacher	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing (Pasang Tenje) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.