Dhaulagiri I | 1990 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1990 via NE Ridge, led by Junko Tabei. Summit reached on 9th October 1990. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	656
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Junko Tabei
Sponsor	Japanese Women's Climbing Club (Jyoshi Tohan) Dhaulagiri I Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	45th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1990-09-14
Summit Date	1990-10-09
Summit Time	1305
Summit Days	25
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8167
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(14/09,4650m),Dep(22/09,5750m),C1(22/09,5750m),C2(06/10,6400m),C3(08/10,7300m),Smt(09/10)
Route Notes	BC at normal site (4 expeditions there together) C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE ridge. Summit party left C3 at 4 am and on top 1:05 pm; weather clear and snow conditions very good, but "little strong wind." Route "not difficult but very long way." 1st expedition to arrive fixed the ropes, but Japanese added 1500m to make easier, diversions around snow bridges.
Accidents	Kimura slightly frostbitten toes, fingers, nose and cheeks; Miyaska constant cough that left her weak
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454079
Year	1990
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	7340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Fumie
Last Name	Kimura
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Occupation	Shopkeeper
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1305
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	45
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 only
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	Married name is Fumie Yoshida (2 expeditions)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433432
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fumie kimura
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	7341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Atsuko
Last Name	Miyasaka
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Shopkeeper
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2434705
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	atsuko miyasaka
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	7342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Ai
Last Name	Takahashi
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Gunma-shi, Gunma, Japan
Occupation	Educational work with handicapped children
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435829
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ai takahashi
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	28
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	7343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Mayuri
Last Name	Yasuhara
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Enokihara, Nakaoma-gun, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1305
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	45
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 only
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	Married name is Mayuri Tojo
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433310
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mayuri yasuhara
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	7344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gumela (Rimijung), Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1305
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	45
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437569
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	7345
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tate, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8167
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1305
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	45
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	(1964-2017) Died in summer 2017 from cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1970
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	changba nurbu (chhongba nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24247
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Junko
Last Name	Tabei
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Foundation president
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)	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	(1939-2016) Died 20 Oct 2016 in Japan from cancer
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2427658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	junko tabei
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Fumie Kimura	F	1955	Japan	Climber	Kiryu, Gunma, Japan	Shopkeeper	Details Other expeditions
Atsuko Miyasaka	F	1959	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Shopkeeper	Details Other expeditions
Ai Takahashi	F	1962	Japan	BC Manager	Gunma-shi, Gunma, Japan	Educational work with handicapped children	Details Other expeditions
Mayuri Yasuhara	F	1955	Japan	Deputy Leader	Enokihara, Nakaoma-gun, Yamanashi, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gumela (Rimijung), Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tate, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Junko Tabei	F	1939	Japan	Leader	Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan	Foundation president	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Reference ID	01
Year	1990
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	65:244 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Reference ID	02
Year	1990
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	137:9 (Jan 1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6736
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Reference ID	03
Year	1990
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:215-216 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6851
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Reference ID	04
Year	1990
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	Japanese
Citation	:61 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11633
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA190305
Reference ID	05
Year	1990
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199124401/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Autumn-Ascents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA190305	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	65:244 (1991)	-
DHA190305	MM	-	-	-	137:9 (Jan 1991)	-
DHA190305	IWA	-	-	-	:215-216 (1991)	-
DHA190305	IWA	-	-	-	:61 (1991)	-
DHA190305	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199124401/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Autumn-Ascents	-	-	-