Dhaulagiri I | 1986 NE Ridge
A W Germany expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1986 via NE Ridge, led by Guenther Haerter. Summit reached on 3rd May 1986. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 969 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA186101 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Guenther Haerter |
| Sponsor | DAV Summit Club Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 30th,31st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria |
| Approach | Pokhara->Myagdi Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1986-04-05 |
| Summit Date | 1986-05-03 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 1986-05-05 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8167 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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(05/04,4650m),C1(10/04,5700m),C2(20/04,6600m),C3(22/04,7150m),C4(03/05,7500m),Smt(03,05/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C1 100m below North Col C2 at beginning of steep rock ridge C3 on ridge C4 on ridge (end of ridge). 1st team started from C3 to top on 3 May with stove, etc., deposited at 7500m; went to top Hirtreiter and Haerter and slept at 7500m. 2 others [Schauer, Dehn, Ang Phurba] in this team turned back at 50m below top (were 1 hour behind summiters) because violent thunderstorm. On 5th 3 others went to top from C4. Had tried to mount summit attempt 22 April but bad weather (snow and wind) deposited this bid and all descended to BC Welsh had stomach ulcer problem at BC and was evacuated 28 April. |
| Accidents | Welsh had stomach ulcer problem at BC (evacuated Apr 28) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452455 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Wilhelm (Kim) Dehn | M | 1951 | W Germany | Climber | Roethenbach, Bavaria, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Thaddaeus Dowbenka | M | 1934 | Austria | Climber | Linz, Upper Austria, Austria | Bookbinder | Details Other expeditions |
| Hardy Gstatter | M | 1946 | W Germany | Climber | Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, W Germany | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Guertler | M | 1942 | Austria | Climber | Aldrans, Tirol, Austria | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenther Haerter | M | 1953 | W Germany | Leader | Starnberg, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Hirtreiter | M | 1944 | W Germany | Climber | Viechtach, Bavaria, W Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Konzert | M | 1942 | Austria | Climber | Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Larcher | M | 1934 | Austria | Climber | Absam, Tirol, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Heinz Mueller | M | 1951 | W Germany | Climber | Erbach, Hesse, W Germany | Chef | Details Other expeditions |
| Wilhelm Adolf Odenthal | M | 1938 | W Germany | Climber | Rheinbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Insurance inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Lutz Pflegung | M | 1949 | W Germany | Climber | Dueren, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Heinz Schauer | M | 1950 | W Germany | Deputy Leader | Haag, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Heinz Dieter Voegele | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf (Adi) Welsch | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Peissenberg, Bavaria, W Germany | Interior decorator | Details Other expeditions |
| Herbert Ziegenhardt | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Kochel-am-See, Bavaria, W Germany | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker/Climber | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA186101 | AAJ | Haerter, Guenther | - | - | 61:254-255 (1987) | - |
| DHA186101 | - | Gstatter, Hardy | Dhaulagiri, Der Weisse Berg | Weidemann, Bad Reichenhall, Germany | - | G324 |
| DHA186101 | MM | - | - | - | 110:9 (Jul 1986) | - |
| DHA186101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198725403/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri | - | - | - |