Dhaulagiri I | 1959 NE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1959 via NE Ridge, led by Fritz Moravec. Summit reached on 25th May 1959. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2708
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA159101
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1959
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Fritz Moravec
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 -
Approach Myagdi Khola
Basecamp Date 1959-04-03
Summit Date 1959-05-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 52
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to high winds
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 13
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(03/04,4500m),C1(5200m),C2(14/04,5700m),C3(21/04,6150m),C4(21/04,6500m),C5(22/05,7000m),C6(24/05,7390m),xxx(25/05,7800m)
Route Notes Sherpas (from "Dhaulagiri, Berg Ohne Gnade"): Pasang Dawa Lama Jangbu Na Temba Yila Tensing Pasang Nyima Phutar Ang Pasang Pemba Gyaltsen Phurba Gyaltsen Norbu + three others?
Accidents 1 member died in climbing accident (crevasse fall)
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2442543
Year 1959
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fritz Moravec M 1922 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Othmar Kucera M - Austria Climber Donawitz, Styria, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Stefan Pauer M - Austria Climber Pernitz, Lower Austria, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Karl Prein M - Austria Climber Leoben, Styria, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Johann (Hans) Ratay M - Austria Climber Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Heinrich (Heini) Roiss M 1927 Austria Deputy Leader Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Wilfried Wehrle M - Austria Exp Doctor Salzburg, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Erich Vanis M 1928 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1912 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

9 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA159101 HJ Moravec, Fritz Dhaulagiri, 1959 - 22:31-37 (1959-60) -
DHA159101 AAJ - - - 34:157-158 (1960) -
DHA159101 AJ Moravec, Fritz Dhaulagiri, 1959 - 65:11-17 (May 1960) -
DHA159101 - Moravec, Fritz Dhaulagiri, Berg Ohne Gnade Osterreichischer Bundesverlag, Wien - M495
DHA159101 MW Moravec, Fritz Austrian Dhaulagiri Expedition 1959 - 126-130 (1960-61) -
DHA159101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Dhaulagiri - 63:30-36 (Sep 1978) -
DHA159101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196015700/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri - - -
DHA159101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/5/dhaul-agiri-1959/ - - -
DHA159101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1960_files/AJ%201960%2011-17%20Moravec%20Dhaulagiri.pdf - - -