Dhaulagiri I | 1983 NE Ridge

A Poland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1983 via NE Ridge, led by Wojciech Szymanski. Summit reached on 18th May 1983. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1527
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA183101
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1983
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Wojciech Szymanski
Sponsor Gdansk-Torun Polish Himalayan Expedition to Dhaulagiri I
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 23rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, W Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1983-04-21
Summit Date 1983-05-18
Summit Time 1600
Summit Days 27
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 12
Summit Members 4
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(21/04,4800m),C1(26/04,5800m),C2(27/04,6400m),C3(10/05,7100m),C4(17/05,7600m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Tried twice to make C3 earlier but bad weather prevented this. On 17th May 4 set out for top at 9 am, on top c4:00 pm by 1 man and last man 5:00 pm. In descent could not find C4, so bived 200m above it in snowhole. Next day in C4 and 19 May 3 to C1 and Laukajtys to C3 only with 2 others there [Lwow and Karolczak]. No other summit attempts because bad weather man Lwow and Karolczak who wanted to try had to look after frostbitten men. No route problems, very easy route. Danger from avalanches just above BC (but did not camp on col as an ABC).
Accidents Severe frostbite to Laukajty's all 10 fingers (probably lose all), Jezierski's 10 toes ( 2-3 will probably be lost) from summit night's biv; no accidents
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451371
Year 1983
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eva Demant F 1939 W Germany Exp Doctor West Berlin, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Dudrak M 1949 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Technician Details Other expeditions
Miroslaw Gardzielewski M 1953 Poland Climber Kielce, Poland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jacek Pavel Jezierski M 1958 Poland Climber Sopot, Poland Biologist Details Other expeditions
Tadeusz Karolczak M 1955 Poland Climber Poznan, Poland Student Details Other expeditions
Josef (Sepp) Kathrein M 1959 Austria Climber Wenns, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tadeusz Laukajtys M 1940 Poland Climber Torun, Poland Technician Details Other expeditions
Aleksander Lwow M 1953 Poland Climber Wroclaw, Poland Student Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Mierzejewski M 1948 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Waclaw Otreba M 1947 Poland Climber Gdynia, Poland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Wladyslaw Azczepaniak M 1938 Poland BC Manager Bydgoszcz, Poland Chemist Details Other expeditions
Wojciech Szymanski M 1928 Poland Leader Torun, Poland Chemist Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA183101 AAJ Nyka, Jozef - - 58:260-261 (1984) -
DHA183101 MM - - - 92:9 (Jul 1983) -
DHA183101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198426003/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri - - -