Dhaulagiri I | 1991 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1991 via NE Ridge, led by Hitoshi Onodera. Summit reached on 11th October 1991. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 535
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Expedition ID DHA191302
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hitoshi Onodera
Sponsor Showa Alpine Club Dhaulagiri Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 52nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-09-08
Summit Date 1991-10-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 33
Total Days 45
Termination Date 1991-10-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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(08/09,4700m),C1(22/09,5700m),C2(29/09,6450m),C3(07/10,7200m),C4(09/10,7500m),Smt(11/10)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at North Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge C4 on NE Ridge. 1st summit attack succeeded and then weather deteriorated (snowfall, strong winds) so had to give up. Left BC 23rd Oct after 2nd attack 11-18 Oct; but 2 attack parties got no higher than C3.
Accidents Nakajima and Keepa Sherpa slight frostbitten toes; Yoneda injured fingers from rockfall but now OK
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454447
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yukihiko Ichikawa M 1947 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Sachi Matsumoto F 1956 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Toshiya Nakajima M 1964 Japan Climber Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Eiichi Okura M 1949 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Hitoshi Onodera M 1950 Japan Leader Masashino, Tokyo, Japan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Takuya Oruma M 1968 Japan Climber Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Yoko Tsurumi F 1955 Japan Climber Makabe-gun, Ibaraki, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Koji Yokoyama M 1968 Japan Climber Toda, Saitama, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Wataru Yoneda M 1969 Japan Climber Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Kipa/Keepa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Hille (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA191302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:226 (1992) -
DHA191302 IWA - - - :216 (1992) -
DHA191302 IWA - - - :71 (1992) -
DHA191302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199222602/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Post-Monsoon-Northeast-Ridge-Ascents-and-Attempts - - -