Dhaulagiri I | 1987 S Face (never on face)

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1987 via S Face (never on face), led by Hiroshi Aota. Summit reached on 2nd October 1987. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	292
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1987
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face (never on face)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Hiroshi Aota
Sponsor	Hiroshi Aota Dhaulagiri S Face Solo Expedition
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	Thulo Khola
Basecamp Date	1987-09-29
Summit Date	1987-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	15
Termination Date	1987-10-14
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 4300m due to dangerous avalanching
High Point (m)	4300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	To 5500m on Pk 6620 once
Campsites	BC(29/09,3500m),ABC(02/10,4300m),xxx(4300m)
Route Notes	BC near Polish aut 1986 site ABC on bottom of glacier. After ABC established did acclimatization climb to 5500m on point 6620 on 9th Oct. Plan was route up center of S Face, but 2-3 big avalanches daily and many small avalanches, so no climbing on Dhaulagiri I at all and on 10th Oct returned to BC from ABC and left BC 14th Oct. Winter season would be better time to try this face, but not sure he wants to come to it again.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Ama Dablam Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452973
Year	1987
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face (never on face)

Members

Field	Value
ID	7169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Aota
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Nou-machi, Niigata, Japan
Occupation	Professional alpinist
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	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	4300
Summit Date 1	1987-10-02
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi aota
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	7170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Takao
Last Name	Kurosawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Member
Residence	Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Writer & commercial property owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430945
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takao kurosawa
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	7171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Shiyun
Last Name	Sakai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Member
Residence	Azymi, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Artist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431027
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shiyun sakai
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroshi Aota	M	1958	Japan	Leader	Nou-machi, Niigata, Japan	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Takao Kurosawa	M	1949	Japan	Member	Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan	Writer & commercial property owner	Details Other expeditions
Shiyun Sakai	M	1949	Japan	Member	Azymi, Nagano, Japan	Artist	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:224 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	120:11 (Mar 1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6704
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:280 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Reference ID	04
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	Japanese
Citation	:74-75 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12238
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA187304
Reference ID	05
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198822401/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-South-Face-Solo-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA187304	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	62:224 (1988)	-
DHA187304	MM	-	-	-	120:11 (Mar 1988)	-
DHA187304	IWA	-	-	-	:280 (1988)	-
DHA187304	IWA	-	-	-	:74-75 (1988)	-
DHA187304	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198822401/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-South-Face-Solo-Attempt	-	-	-