Dhaulagiri I | 2025 NE Ridge

A India expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 2025 via NE Ridge, led by Arjun Vajpai. Summit reached on 28th September 2025. 41 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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Field Value
ID 4452
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID DHA125303
Peak ID DHA1
Year 2025
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Arjun Vajpai
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks (SST) Dhaulagiri Expedition 2025
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 Canada, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, UK, Ukraine, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-09-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 27
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 32
Summit Hired 14
Hired Deaths 0
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,C1,C2,C3,Smt(28-30/09,01/10)
Route Notes Report from Vladimir Kotlyar Approach: Heli to BC from KTM BC 28/09 4700m (never slept at BC) C1 28/09 5700m C2 29/09 6400m C3 7300m (just few hours of rest) Smt 30/09 by all members and Sherpaat 11:30 pm. Bachmann and Kotlyar were on Manaslu earlier this season and were already acclimatized. By heli from KTM to BC in the morning on 28/09. Had breakfast at BC and headed up to C1 for the night. On 29/09 to C2. On 30/09 to C3 in the morning, had a few hours of rest there before setting off at 3:15 pm for the summit. They were lucky with weather and conditions and the timing in general. On the summit in the dark at 11:30 pm, stayed on the top for 20-30 minutes. Descent all the way back to BC in one push, arrival at 9:15am. Heli to KTM on same day at 11 am. Hired: Kami Temba Sherpa (S) Pasang Sherpa (S) Purba Sherpa (S) Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit and down to BC by members. Used from C3 to summit and down to BC by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464412
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

41 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Arjun Vajpai M 1993 India Leader Noida, UP, India Alpinist & speaker Details Other expeditions
Alexander Bachmann M 1988 Germany Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alain Caron M 1979 Canada Climber Sherbrooke, Quebec Attorney Details Other expeditions
Jorge Egocheaga Rodriguez M 1968 Spain Climber Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions
David Geczy M 1981 Hungary Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Seyed Hamid Reza Hashemi M 1972 Iran Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tao Hu M 1986 China Climber Beijing, China IT company owner Details Other expeditions
Nadia Lisa Khoso F 1989 UK Climber Redhill, Surrey, England - Details Other expeditions
David Klein M 1975 Hungary Climber Erd, Hungary Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Kotlyar M 1988 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Manager & alpine guide for 7 Summits Club Details Other expeditions
Piotr Jerzy Krzyzowski M 1979 Poland Climber Bielsko-Biata, Poland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Igor Kushnir M 1971 Ukraine Climber Kiev, Ukraine Restaurant and shop owner Details Other expeditions
Oksana Kushnir F 1967 Cyprus Climber Mikola, Cyprus - Details Other expeditions
Na Li F 1999 China Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Edward Lieber M 1994 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ping Liu F 1980 China Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alasdair Scot McKenzie M 2004 France Climber Tignes, Savoie, France Student # aspirant alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Satomi Muramatsu F 1981 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Marton Istvan Nagy M 2000 Hungary Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Mohammad Mehdi Nasootifard M 1978 Iran Climber Tehran, Iran Investor Details Other expeditions
Emmanuel Banasihan Palacio M 1984 Philippines Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Phei Sunn Sim F 1975 Singapore Climber Singapore Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Paula Birgitta Strengell F 1968 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Physician 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
Zhong Wang M 1974 China Climber Sichuan, China - Details Other expeditions
Naoko Watanabe F 1981 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Qing-Liang Zhang M 1971 China Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chhangba Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Furba Kusang Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kami Temba Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ming Temba Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ong Dorje/Dorchi Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nurbu Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nurbu Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pem Nurbu Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sona Chhiri Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M 2000 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Taraman Tamang M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.