Dhaulagiri I | 1992 NE Ridge

A USSR expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1992 via NE Ridge, led by Vladimir Moussienko, Erwin Beyerlein. Summit reached on 30th April 1992. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1075
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA192101
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USSR
Leaders Vladimir Moussienko, Erwin Beyerlein
Sponsor Swabian-Siberian Expedition Dhaulagiri
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 53rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-04-10
Summit Date 1992-04-30
Summit Time 0945
Summit Days 20
Total Days 32
Termination Date 1992-05-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 12
Summit Members 5
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 BC(10/04,4620m),C1(04/04,5700m),C2(20/04,6300m),C3(27/04,7000m),C4(28/04,7400m),C5(29/04,7700m),Smt(30/04)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at North Col (ice cave and tent). 30th 5 members left C5 6:30 am, on top 9:45 am & returned to C5 very tired at 12 noon. 2 May Weinzierle died in his sleep at 5 am; had been heard at 4-4:30 coughing alone in his tent & at 5:30 am friends look into his tent & found him lying in his sleeping bag, body cold, eyes open; was very very tired, last to arrive at C3 on 1 May; heart stopped. "All Germans had bad training - too much had been in Germany" & none went above C3. When he died, they all went to BC unable to go back up to C3 to remove him. After 9 days 3 Russians went up, dug a grave in the ice & buried him in it; covering him with ice. Expedition reported to Nepalese government only 4 summiters because had paid for only 10 members total, not 12.
Accidents Baessler bronchitis; Smetanin slight frostbitten toes
Achievement -
Agency Mustang
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454650
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fred Baessler M 1946 Germany Climber Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Erwin Beyerlein M 1941 Germany Co-Leader Uhingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Master machinist Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Bourgart M 1952 USSR Exp Doctor Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Physician Details Other expeditions
Alexei Guliaev M 1963 USSR Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Biologist Details Other expeditions
Valeri Kohanov M 1958 USSR Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Biologist Details Other expeditions
Piotr (Petr) Kouznetsov M 1958 USSR Climber Moscow, Russia Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Ulrich Moench M 1959 Germany Climber Schwaebisch Gmund, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Moussienko M 1959 USSR Co-Leader Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Sports club president Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Smetanin M 1950 USSR Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Jeurgen Sovinsky M 1961 Germany Climber Schwaebisch Gmund, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Toolmaker Details Other expeditions
Hubert Weinzerle M 1954 Germany Climber Oberkirch, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Zakharov M 1953 USSR Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA192101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:234-235 (1993) -
DHA192101 HIGH - - - 117:8 (Aug 1992) -
DHA192101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199323403/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Ascent-and-Tragedy - - -