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 | - | - | - |