Dhaulagiri I | 2022 NE Ridge

A France expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2022 via NE Ridge, led by Mathieu Maynadier. Summit reached on 29th September 2022. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10933
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA122303
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2022
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Mathieu Maynadier
Sponsor Thamserku Dhaulagiri Expedition 2022
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 Belgium, China, UK, USA
Approach Via French Pass for French team
Basecamp Date 2022-09-21
Summit Date 2022-09-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2022-10-03
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned due to bad weather and dangerous avalanche conditions
High Point (m) 6500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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(21/09,4640m),C1(29/09,5900m),xxx(29/09,6500m) (French team)
Route Notes The French team of Bruchez, Jacquemond, Maynadier, Delapierre and Arnold from the USA were planning to ski down the normal route. Report from Vivian Bruchez: Approach: via French Pass BC 21/09 Classic BC C1 29/30 Sept and 30 Sept/01 Oct, the group slept 2 nights up there. The usual C1 was set at 5600m, in the middle of crevasses under vast avalanche prone snow slopes => the group instead choose to set its C1+ at a col further up, at circa 5900m (only prone to wind). High point at 6300-6500m. Climb abandoned on 01 Oct due to mountain and weather conditions. Left BC on 2nd or 3rd of October. Fixed rope: by the Sherpa fixing team Sherpas above BC: 2 Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Other peaks: for acclimatization, skied various slopes above French Pass without climbing any peaks. Matheo did most of it, almost getting up there every day. On 28 Sept, the group enjoyed a nice ski descent in good snow conditions, southeast orientated, from a 6000m bump located above French Pass. “Like at les Grands Montets !”. High Points: Vivian Bruchez, 30 Sept, 6300m Matheo Jacquemoud, 29 Sept, 6500m Mathieu Maynadier, 29 Sept, 6500m Michael David Arnold, 29 Sept, 6300m Bertrand Delapierre, 29 Sept, 6500m Members always climbed as single or in duets except during the High Point period. 2 Sherpas: Thamserku imposed 1 obligatory Sherpa to the expedition; knowing the latter explained to the agency that they wouldn’t need the Sherpa, a second one was hired so that the first one wouldn’t be alone. Once on the mountain, Maynadier was in touch with them. They went up once to C1 for a deposit. Then went back to above C1 for sleeping then back to BC. After a lot of preparation upstream, when at last on the ground it needed a lot of time before properly climbing. Not much done, as most of the teams. Lots of snow with too short weather windows (despite accurate weather forecast). “Knowing there hasn’t been any proper weather window, hasn’t been too much frustrating eventually”. Team went as high as a point between C2 and C3. From C2, the route offers a beautiful and rather safe slope for skiing; group stopped always afoot of this slope at circa 6500m. Kept some contact with Duperier/Langenstein team who stood on the next valley down Dhaulagiri 2 north side. Catherine Vulliez Facebook (5 Oct 2022): Dhaulagiri expedition On October 1st I was standing behind the Sherpas team tightening the ropes. Nuru had taken over to make the trail in deep snow on the ridge. Snow is gone and gone! Very big scare! For a few seconds, Nuru looked me straight in the eyes, questioning. Very quickly I answered him "go down! Finish! "All the frightened Sherpas are smiling again. Supposed to be 3:30 pm. Very carefully we started the descent into even deeper snow and arrived drenched at night falling to C2 (over 20 people). The storm tore up for over 2 hours over camp with a blizzard and wind. Stressed out about tomorrow's commute can't sleep! The sun shone in the early morning. We packed our stuff very heavy and therefore very heavy. 2 Sherpas managed to make their mark in deep snow twinkling in the sun. It's safe, I insist on that, we joined the C1, admiring the scenery. Very calmly we continued down the descent. Many rushed to base camp. Took my time to enjoy this last walk on the slopes of Dhaulagiri and arrived happy early afternoon at Base Camp!
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462009
Year 2022
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mathieu Bernard Maynadier M 1984 France Leader Briancon, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michael David Arnold M 1987 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vivian Francois Alain Bruchez M 1986 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France - Details Other expeditions
Bertrand Delapierre M 1976 France Climber Passy, Haute-Savoie, France Film director Details Other expeditions
Rebecca Jane (Becks) Ferry F 1978 UK Climber Oxford, England Fitness instructor Details Other expeditions
Damien Joel Georges Francois M 1964 Belgium Climber Eupen, Liege, Belgium Author Details Other expeditions
Tao Hu M 1986 China Climber Beijing, China IT company owner Details Other expeditions
Matheo Baptiste Jacquemoud M 1990 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Catherine Marcelle Rosa Vulliez F 1966 France Climber Saint Jean d`Aulps, Haute-Savoie, France Chief operator of a chairlift Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA122303 - - https://explorersweb.com/skiers-target-full-descents-of-dhaulagiri-everest-manaslu/ - - -