Dhaulagiri I | 1997 NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1997 via NE Ridge, led by Kobi Reichen. Summit reached on 27th April 1997. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2210
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA197102
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Kobi Reichen
Sponsor Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Myagdi Khola
Basecamp Date 1997-04-10
Summit Date 1997-04-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 26
Termination Date 1997-05-06
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned on 5 May due to too much snow
High Point (m) 6900
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
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(10/04,4650m),C1(26/04,6600m),xxx(27/04,6900m)
Route Notes BC at normal site High point on NE Ridge. Acclimatized by carrying gear to depot (5800m). Since had no Sherpas, had to carry loads themselves. Planned to make summit from camp at 6600m, so no higher camp established. 27th Reichen up to 6900m for acclimatization and skied down to BC same day. 2 May both to camp to try for top but too much wind that night and snow fall and saw bad weather coming again so on 3 May to BC. Then afternoons every day snow fall and decided climb finished. Needed one week good weather but this team had no more time to wait.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456523
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kurt Hefti M 1965 Switzerland Climber Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland Forester Details Other expeditions
Jakob (Kobi) Reichen M 1960 Switzerland Leader Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA197102 HIGH - - - 179:30 (Oct 1997) -