Dhaulagiri I | 1997 NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1997 via NE Ridge, led by Luis Carlos Gonzalez de Matauko. Summit reached on 8th May 1997. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2215
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA197105
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Luis Carlos Gonzalez de Matauko
Sponsor Arabako Expedition to Dhaulagiri I
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 1997-04-11
Summit Date 1997-05-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 27
Total Days 31
Termination Date 1997-05-12
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to winds and deep snow
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1250
Total Members 8
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(11/04,4700m),C1(18/04,5800m),C2(25/04,6700m),C3(29/04,7300m),xxx(08/05,7800m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C2 at bottom of NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge High point on NE Ridge. 4 May summit bid stopped by 2 big avalanches on right of ridge; snow up to knee-deep. Team tried to send more members from BC on 5 May. Two reached C3 8 May and weather got very bad and after 2 nights there retreated with Gasteasoro with frostbitten finger.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456534
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Asier Ciriano Garcia M 1963 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Electrician Details Other expeditions
Ramon Gasteasoro Ocharan M 1965 Spain Climber Lubiano, Alava, Spain Electrician Details Other expeditions
Luis Carlos Gonzalez de Matauko M 1963 Spain Leader Vitoria, Alava, Spain Industrial engineer Details Other expeditions
Carlos Martinez Angulo M 1968 Spain Climber Trevino, Alava, Spain Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Miguel Ochoa de Echaguen M 1969 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Solderer-welder Details Other expeditions
Manuel Penalva Martinez M 1962 Spain Climber Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Jose Antonio Ruiz de Olano M 1964 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Computer project manager Details Other expeditions
Guillermo Saezde Gordon M 1959 Spain Climber Adana, Alava, Spain Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA197105 HIGH - - - 179:30 (Oct 1997) -