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/ | - | - | - |