Dhaulagiri I | 1996 NE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1996 via NE Ridge, led by Eduard Koblmueller. Summit reached on 5th November 1996. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1925
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA196306
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Eduard Koblmueller
Sponsor Austrian Dhaulagiri Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 90th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-12
Summit Date 1996-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 27
Termination Date 1996-11-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 -
Campsites BC(12/10,4700m),C1(14/10,5800m),C2(19/10,6600m),C3(20/10,7200m),C4(04/11,7500m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge C4 on NE Ridge. Never had such heavy snowfall; one captured at C1 for 5 days in which 4m of snowfall; very dangerous to come down of their these 6 days. Already had great problem to cross Dhampus Pass to reach BC because of deep snow. 15th made depot 6400m and down to BC. After C3 established on 20th, most days windy and not fully acclimatized so to C1. 22nd unable to leave C1 because of capture by snow. Finally on 28th reached BC after having run short of food; arrived at C1 after winds had luckily blown 4m snow away. Ammerer, Eduard Koblmueller, Michael Koblmueller, Schmollngruber & Schuetter in this push. 1st Nov to C2; 3rd to C3 ([Ammerer] down to C2 because cold and windy); 4th made C4 and 5th on top.
Accidents Eduard Koblmueller frostbitten toes; Funkl sick above 6100m
Achievement -
Agency Karyang Kurung Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456349
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gustav Ammerer M 1952 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria University professor of biochemistry Details Other expeditions
Erwin Funkl M 1962 Austria Climber Trofaiach, Austria Technician Details Other expeditions
Eduard (Edi) Koblmueller M 1946 Austria Leader Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Alpine guide & organizer of worldwide expeditions and treks Details Other expeditions
Michael Koblmueller M 1974 Austria Deputy Leader Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Alpine guide & sports student Details Other expeditions
Otto Popatnik M 1960 Austria Climber Trofaiach, Austria Power station employee Details Other expeditions
Engelbert Ruetz M 1958 Austria Climber St. Sigmund, Tirol, Austria Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Ferdinand Schmollngruber M 1954 Austria Climber Schoenau, Lower Austria, Austria Teacher Details Other expeditions
Herbert Schuetter M 1949 Austria Climber Schladming, Styria, Austria Policeman Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA196306 HIGH - - - 175:92 (Jun 1997) -