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
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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 - - -