Dhaulagiri I | 1956 N Face

A Argentina expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1956 via N Face, led by Emiliano Huerta. Summit reached on 26th May 1956. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2544
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Argentina
Leaders	Emiliano Huerta
Sponsor	-
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	India
Approach	Myagdi Khola
Basecamp Date	1956-04-06
Summit Date	1956-05-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	50
Total Days	53
Termination Date	1956-05-29
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned due to lack of supplies, poor organization, and no oxygen in cylinders
High Point (m)	7700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Manapathi (MANP-561-01)
Campsites	BC(06/04,4500m),C1(5100m),C2(6000m),C3(6300m),C4(7300m),C5(7650m),xxx(26/05,7700m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	1 H-A porter died at 5300m
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2441446
Year	1956
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	6643
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Emiliano
Last Name	Huerta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Leader
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emiliano huerta
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6644
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Mario
Last Name	Bertone
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mario bertone
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6645
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Felipe Alejandro
Last Name	Godoy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1956-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 None	False
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	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	felipe alejandro godoy
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6646
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Humberto Santiago
Last Name	Vasalta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1956-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 None	False
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	4
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	humberto santiago vasalta
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6647
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Vicente
Last Name	Cichitti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1956-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 None	False
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	4
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vicente cichitti
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6648
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Orlando
Last Name	Bravo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	orlando bravo
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6649
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Benjamin
Last Name	Soria
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin soria
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6650
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Jaime
Last Name	Femenias
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Argentina
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaime femenias
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Piri A.
Last Name	Gupta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	India
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-56
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piri a. gupta
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23483
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Bal Bahadur
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	True
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	5300
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Date of death unknown
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1956) Died on Dhaulagiri I from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-122
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	bal bahadur
Year of Birth	-
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1956
Season	1
First Name	Ajiba (Ajeeba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1911
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1956-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 None	False
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	HC #10
Necrology	(1911-1973) Obit HJ 33:225-226
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	10
HCN	10
Checksum	-1967
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ajiba (ajeeba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1911
Year	1956
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Emiliano Huerta	M	-	Argentina	Leader	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Mario Bertone	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Felipe Alejandro Godoy	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Humberto Santiago Vasalta	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Vicente Cichitti	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Orlando Bravo	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Soria	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Jaime Femenias	M	-	Argentina	Climber	Argentina	-	Details Other expeditions
Piri A. Gupta	M	-	India	Exp Doctor	India	-	Details Other expeditions
Bal Bahadur	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa	M	1911	Nepal	Sirdar	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	951
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Reference ID	01
Year	1956
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Femenias, Jaime
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1957
Language	-
Citation	31:169-170 (1957)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7173
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Reference ID	02
Year	1956
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Bertoncelj, Domingo & Beremendi, Arko
Title	Dhaulagiri: Slovenec & Argentinski
Publisher	Opremil Milan Volovsek, Buenos Aires
Publication Date	1956
Language	Spanish
Citation	-
Yak 94	B321
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA156101
Reference ID	03
Year	1956
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195716903/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
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Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA156101	AAJ	Femenias, Jaime	-	-	31:169-170 (1957)	-
DHA156101	-	Bertoncelj, Domingo & Beremendi, Arko	Dhaulagiri: Slovenec & Argentinski	Opremil Milan Volovsek, Buenos Aires	-	B321
DHA156101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195716903/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri	-	-	-