Dhaulagiri I | 1979 N Face (to 7800m)

A Poland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1979 via N Face (to 7800m), led by Gerard Malaczynski. Summit reached on 3rd October 1979. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face (to 7800m)
Route 2	NE Ridge (to 7400m)
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Gerard Malaczynski
Sponsor	Gdansk-Himalaya Expedition 1979
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	USA
Approach	Pokhara->Beni->Myagdi Khola (BC)
Basecamp Date	1979-09-01
Summit Date	1979-10-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	32
Total Days	49
Termination Date	1979-10-20
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7700m due to bad weather, high winds and snowfall
High Point (m)	7700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	18
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(01/09,4700m),C1(15/09,5500m),C2(26/09,6000m),C3(28/09,6800m),C4(02/10,7400m),xxx(03,12,14/10,7700m)
Route Notes	Malaczynski - 29 Oct 79 Expedition reached 7800m 3 times: 3 Oct for first time, then 12 and 14 Oct. North Face can be climbed; may try again in spring; had bad weather with snow daily and strong winds. Rocks 7700-7900m are problem to climbing; impossible to climb in such weather. Others arrive KTM 31 Oct. No accidents. Bertulis got sick while on solo recce but was found in time. Bertulis - 21 Oct 79 Bertulis and 2 members now in KTM. Expedition made 3 attempts to establish C5 at 7800m on 4th, 10th and 11th. Climbers decimated by severe weather by frostbite and ill health. About 7600-7700m highest point reached. Climbed via North Face to summit ridge which could be called West Ridge; reached this summit. Abandoned idea of going up a face and down a ridge. Problems on face is lack of good tent sites. Only one good site for tents on whole face and it very low at 6000m. No use of oxygen at all even sleeping by anyone. No other mountains climbed, no accidents, serious illness or serious frostbite. Left BC 15 Oct. If porters available, rest leave BC 20 Oct. Might possibly make another attempt for summit if porters late and weather fine, so officially expedition not finished when Bertulis left. Malaczynski - 17 Aug 79 Leave KTM Tuesday 21 Aug to Pokhara. Caravan to Myagdi Khola via Beni and Khibang. Leave Pokhara 22 Aug. About 2 weeks to BC with about 150 porters. BC at about 4800m. Route up North Face via tried in 1950's down NE Ridge with same. Perhaps up East Face and down to NE Col. On North Face, hope 5 camps enough may be less. In '50's had trouble to find site on pear for a camp. Poles expect to climb all of the Pear route in one day. 6-7 weeks climbing. 4 men and few porters will go in advance to site BC in advance of main party. No oxygen for climbing or sleeping - only medical equipment. Letter from Juan Massons (Spanish Dhaulagiri I) - 17 Apr 79 On April 8th we have placed our base camp at an altitude of 4600m. It means than in some three days all the loads and members will be living at base camp. Actually on April 8th, one third of the members remain in an Intermediate Camp at 4100m and the rest in a low camp at 3600m.
Accidents	No accidents. Bertulis got sick while on solo recce but was found in time
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449999
Year	1979
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face (to 7800m)

Members

Field	Value
ID	6809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Alexander A. (Alex)
Last Name	Bertulis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2427405
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander a. (alex) bertulis
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Tomasz
Last Name	Berzowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Naval architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429386
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomasz berzowski
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Walenty
Last Name	Fiut
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Student of art history
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1979-10-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2430162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walenty fiut
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6812
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Stanislaw
Last Name	Jaworski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1946-1983) Died 11 Dec 1983 on Manaslu from fall
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430005
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stanislaw jaworski
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Stanislaw
Last Name	Kaczmarczyk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Surgeon
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429263
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stanislaw kaczmarczyk
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Kasprowicz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Sound engineer (in film-making)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431000
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew kasprowicz
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Ryszard
Last Name	Kowalewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Artist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1979-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2428997
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard kowalewski
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Wojciech (Voytek)
Last Name	Kurtyka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Krakow, Poland
Occupation	Electronics engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1979-10-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2430384
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wojciech (voytek) kurtyka
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Tadeusz
Last Name	Laukajtys
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Torun, Poland
Occupation	Geographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2427707
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tadeusz laukajtys
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6818
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Gerard
Last Name	Malaczynski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Management engineer at Radio & TV Broadcasting Centre of Gdansk
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1979-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2428446
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerard malaczynski
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Jerzy
Last Name	Milewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Associate professor, Institute of Fluid Flow Machines
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2425836
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jerzy milewski
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	6820
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	12
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Waclaw
Last Name	Otreba
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	1979-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1947-1989) Died 27 May 1989 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2430410
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	waclaw otreba
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	13
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Marian
Last Name	Pawlak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Electronics engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Left early
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429025
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marian pawlak
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	14
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Piestrak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Civil engineer & film director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426933
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek piestrak
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	15
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Bogdan
Last Name	Polanowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430906
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bogdan polanowski
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6824
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	16
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Andrzej
Last Name	Wiaderny
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Airplane & helicopter pilot
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431081
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrzej wiaderny
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6825
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	17
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Ludwik
Last Name	Wilczynski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Occupation	Polish-language specialist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430357
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ludwik wilczynski
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Member ID	18
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Jerzy
Last Name	Zielinski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gdansk, Poland
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430436
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jerzy zielinski
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

18 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexander A. (Alex) Bertulis	M	1939	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Tomasz Berzowski	M	1944	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Naval architect	Details Other expeditions
Walenty Fiut	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Student of art history	Details Other expeditions
Stanislaw Jaworski	M	1946	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Stanislaw Kaczmarczyk	M	1944	Poland	Exp Doctor	Gdansk, Poland	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Kasprowicz	M	1949	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Sound engineer (in film-making)	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Kowalewski	M	1943	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Artist	Details Other expeditions
Wojciech (Voytek) Kurtyka	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Krakow, Poland	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Tadeusz Laukajtys	M	1940	Poland	Climber	Torun, Poland	Geographer	Details Other expeditions
Gerard Malaczynski	M	1942	Poland	Leader	Gdansk, Poland	Management engineer at Radio & TV Broadcasting Centre of Gdansk	Details Other expeditions
Jerzy Milewski	M	1935	Poland	Deputy Leader	Gdansk, Poland	Associate professor, Institute of Fluid Flow Machines	Details Other expeditions
Waclaw Otreba	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marian Pawlak	M	1943	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marek Piestrak	M	1938	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Civil engineer & film director	Details Other expeditions
Bogdan Polanowski	M	1949	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Wiaderny	M	1949	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Airplane & helicopter pilot	Details Other expeditions
Ludwik Wilczynski	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Bydgoszcz, Poland	Polish-language specialist	Details Other expeditions
Jerzy Zielinski	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Gdansk, Poland	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1531
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	01
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	53:630 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1629
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	02
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Malaczynski, Gerard
Title	Dhaulagiri I
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	37:171-173 (1979-80)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1845
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	03
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Nyka, Jozef
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1981
Language	-
Citation	55:266 (1981)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	04
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198126601/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Pear-Route-Attempt-1976
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12962
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	05
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198063002/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-I-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13614
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA179301
Reference ID	06
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/37/30/expeditions-and-notes-37/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA179301	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J.	-	-	53:630 (1980)	-
DHA179301	HJ	Malaczynski, Gerard	Dhaulagiri I	-	37:171-173 (1979-80)	-
DHA179301	AAJ	Nyka, Jozef	-	-	55:266 (1981)	-
DHA179301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198126601/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Pear-Route-Attempt-1976	-	-	-
DHA179301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198063002/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-I-Attempt	-	-	-
DHA179301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/37/30/expeditions-and-notes-37/	-	-	-