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 - - -