Dhaulagiri I | 1953 N Face
A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1953 via N Face, led by Bernhard Lauterburg. Summit reached on 29th May 1953. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2706 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA153101 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Bernhard Lauterburg |
| Sponsor | Zurich Academic Alpine Club |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | Myagdi Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1953-05-20 |
| Summit Date | 1953-05-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7700m due to difficult rock climbing |
| High Point (m) | 7700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(20/05,3500m),C1(4525m),C2(5130m),C3(5530m),C4(5940m),C5(26/05,6550m),xxx(29/05,7700m) |
| Route Notes | Hired Above BC named in literature: Ang Tharkey Gyalzen Ila Tenzing Kami Taski 4 lowland porters carried gear to C1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2440350 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Lauterburg | M | - | Switzerland | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hannes Huss | M | - | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Marc Eichelberg | M | - | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Roch | M | 1906 | Switzerland | Climber | Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Braun | M | - | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudi Schatz | M | 1925 | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ruedi Pfisterer | M | - | Switzerland | Exp Doctor | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tharkay Sherpa | M | 1908 | Nepal | Sirdar | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyaltsen Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ila Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1916 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
9 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA153101 | HJ | Roch, Andre | Dhaulagiri, 1953 | - | 18:118-123 (1954) | - |
| DHA153101 | AAJ | - | - | - | 28:208-209 (1954) | - |
| DHA153101 | - | Eichelberg, Marc | Dza, Dza - Dem Himalaya Zu | Die Arche, Zurich | - | E31 |
| DHA153101 | AJ | Roch, Andre | Dhaulagiri, 1953 | - | 59:302-306 (May 1954) | - |
| DHA153101 | MW | Schatz, Ruedi | A.A.C.Z. Expedition to Dhaulagiri, 1953 | - | 71-81 (1954) | - |
| DHA153101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Dhaulagiri | - | 63:30-36 (Sep 1978) | - |
| DHA153101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195420800/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri | - | - | - |
| DHA153101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/18/8/dhaulagiri-1953/ | - | - | - |
| DHA153101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1954_files/AJ59%201954%20302-306%20Roch%20Dhaulagiri.pdf | - | - | - |