Dhaulagiri I | 1958 N Face
A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1958 via N Face, led by Werner Staeuble. Summit reached on 17th May 1958. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2545 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA158101 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 1958 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Werner Staeuble |
| Sponsor | 1958 Spring Swiss Expedition |
| 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 | Poland, W Germany |
| Approach | Myagdi Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1958-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 1958-05-17 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 1958-06-01 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7600m due to deep snow and avalanching |
| High Point (m) | 7600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,4600m),C1(14/04,5200m),C2(15/04,5600m),C3(17/04,5950m),C4(01/05,6550m),C5(07/05,7000m),C6(17/05,7600m),xxx(7600m) |
| Route Notes | Les Alpes (Aug 58) reports the expedition high point as 7400m by Pasang Dawa Lama and Werner Staeuble, not 7700-7800m. 7600m claimed by Spanish mountain information service. 7600m high-point confirmed by Ruedi Eiseln Apr 2001. Sherpas (from "Himal Cu-Cu-Ra"): Urkien Annullu Dawa Tensing (aka Pasang Dawa Lama) Pemba Norbu Pasang Sonar Da Tondup Yla Tensing Nima Dorje Mingma Tsering Ang Temba |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2442169 |
| Year | 1958 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner (Fritz) Staeuble | M | 1930 | Switzerland | Leader | Bern, Switzerland | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Detlef Hecker | M | 1927 | W Germany | Climber | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Eugen (Geni) Reiser | M | 1917 | Switzerland | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Gardener | Details Other expeditions |
| Max Eiselin | M | 1932 | Switzerland | Climber | Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland | Office staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Georg (Jerzy) Hajdukiewicz | M | 1919 | Poland | Exp Doctor | Zakopane, Poland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alfred (Fredy) Haechler | M | 1932 | Switzerland | Climber | Grand Dixence, Valais, Switzerland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudolf (Ruedi) Eiselin | M | 1934 | Switzerland | Climber | Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland | Staff foodstuffs buyer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kasper Winterhalter | M | 1934 | Switzerland | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Medical student | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1912 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA158101 | - | Winterhalter, Kasper | Der Letzte Achttausender | Hallweg, Bern | - | W194 |
| DHA158101 | AAJ | - | - | - | 33:323-324 (1959) | - |
| DHA158101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Dhaulagiri | - | 63:30-36 (Sep 1978) | - |
| DHA158101 | - | Hajdukiewicz, Jerzy | Himal Cu-Cu-Ra | Wiedza Powszechna, Warsaw | - | H31 |
| DHA158101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195932304/Himalaya-Nepal-Cho-Oyu | - | - | - |