Dhaulagiri I | 1986 NE Ridge-E Face
A Austria expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1986 via NE Ridge-E Face, led by Eduard Lindenthaler. Summit reached on 22nd September 1986. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 939 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA186301 |
| Peak ID | DHA1 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge-E Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Eduard Lindenthaler |
| Sponsor | Austrian Dhaulagiri Expedition 1986 |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1986-09-16 |
| Summit Date | 1986-09-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6000m due to death of a member |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| 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 | LowBC(16/09,3700m),BC(17/09,4700m),C1(21/09,5700m),xxx(22/09,6000m) |
| Route Notes | Lower BC under West Wall BC at normal site C1 at NE Col High point at NE Ridge. Weather very good, no technical difficulties. 21 Sept at lower BC, Muellender (who had lung infection) got sick. Had gone twice to 4700m on 17th and 20 Sept. Night of 20 Sept got sick again and was helped and carried to lower BC which reached 4:00 pm 21st, 7:00 pm unconscious, and 8:30 pm dead (not altitude sickness). |
| Accidents | Muellender (who had lung infection) got sick (had gone twice to 4700m), night of Sep 20 got sick again & was carried to LBC, he became unconscious and by 8:30 pm dead (not altitude sickness) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452597 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge-e face |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Gapp | M | 1958 | Austria | Climber | Gosau, Upper Austria, Austria | Alpine & skiing guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Hornegger | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria | Factory manager & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Eduard (Edi) Lindenthaler | M | 1957 | Austria | Leader | Hallein, Salzburg, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans-Joerg Lindenthaler | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Muellender | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg, Austria | Bricklayer | Details Other expeditions |
| Erich Unterberger | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Leogang, Salzburg, Austria | Alpine & skiing guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Inhoeger | M | 1960 | Austria | Climber | Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Johann Lindenthaler | M | 1936 | Austria | Climber | Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA186301 | AAJ | - | - | - | 61:255 (1987) | - |
| DHA186301 | MM | - | - | - | 113:8 (Jan 1987) | - |
| DHA186301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198725502/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Attempt-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |