Dhaulagiri I | 1960 NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1960 via NE Ridge, led by Max Eiselin. Summit reached on 13th May 1960. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2709
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA160101
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1960
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Max Eiselin
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st,2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Poland, USA, W Germany
Approach By air->Dhampus Col & NE Col
Basecamp Date 1960-03-28
Summit Date 1960-05-13
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 46
Total Days 63
Termination Date 1960-05-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 2
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 Climbed Dhampus (DHAM-601-01) and Little Tukuche Peak (both 1st ascents)
Campsites NEColBC(28/03,4700m),C1(5100m),C2(03/04,5750m),C3(15/04,6590m),C4(29/04,7050m),C5(03/05,7400m),C6(12/05,7800m),Smt(13,23/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2442898
Year 1960
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Max Eiselin M 1932 Switzerland Leader Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland Office staff Details Other expeditions
Peter Diener M 1929 W Germany Climber Toggenburg, St. Gallen, Switzerland Tiler Details Other expeditions
Kurt Diemberger M 1932 Austria Climber Salzburg, Austria Photographer Details Other expeditions
Albin Schelbert M 1933 Switzerland Climber Basel, Switzerland Architect Details Other expeditions
Ernst Forrer M 1932 Switzerland Deputy Leader Wildhaus, St. Gallen, Switzerland Postman Details Other expeditions
Hugo Weber M 1938 Switzerland Climber Bernese Jura, Switzerland Student Details Other expeditions
Michel Vaucher M 1936 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland Student Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jean-Jacques Roussi M - Switzerland Climber Kathmandu (home Chippis, Valais, Switzerland) Cheese-maker Details Other expeditions
Ernst Saxer M - Switzerland Pilot St. Gallen, Switzerland Swiss Army pilot Details Other expeditions
Emil Wick M 1926 Switzerland Co-Pilot St. Gallen, Switzerland Pilot Details Other expeditions
Georg (Jerzy) Hajdukiewicz M 1919 Poland Exp Doctor Zakopane, Poland Physician Details Other expeditions
Adam Skoczylas M - Poland Climber Krakow, Poland Secretary Details Other expeditions
Norman Guenter Dyhrenfurth M 1918 USA/Switzerland Cameraman California Film-maker Details Other expeditions

References

14 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA160101 AAJ Dyhrenfurth, Norman G. Mountain of Storms - Dhaulagiri, 1960 - 35:231-248 (1961) -
DHA160101 HJ Diemberger, Kurt Dhaulagiri, 1960 - 22:38-50 (1959-60) -
DHA160101 MW Eiselin, Max & Forrer, Ernst Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition 1960 - 131-140 (1960-61) -
DHA160101 - Eiselin, Max The Ascent of Dhaulagiri Oxford University Press, London - E36
DHA160101 - Eiselin, Max Erfolg am Dhaulagiri Orell Fussli, Zurich - E36
DHA160101 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Dhaulagiri - 63:30-36 (Sep 1978) -
DHA160101 DAV Diemberger, Kurt Dhaulagiri - Der Weisse Berg des Himalaja - 85:99-116 (1960) -
DHA160101 - Diemburger, Kurt Summits and Secrets George Allen & Unwin, London - D233
DHA160101 - Diemburger, Kurt Gipfel und Geheimnisse Pietsch, Stuttgart - D233
DHA160101 - Hajdukiewicz, Jerzy Dhaulagiri Zdobyty Wiedza Powszechna, Warsaw - H32
DHA160101 - Skoczylas, Adam Biala Gora Iskry, Warsaw - S587
DHA160101 - Nickel, Andreas Himalaya, Norman Dyhrenfurth AS Verlag, Zurich - -
DHA160101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196123100/The-Mountain-of-StormsDhaulagiri - - -
DHA160101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/6/dhaulagiri-the-white-mountain-a-chronicle-of-the-1960-expedition/ - - -