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) | - |