Dhaulagiri I | 1997 NE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1997 via NE Ridge, led by Sigi Hupfauer. Summit reached on 19th October 1997. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2384
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA197305
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Sigi Hupfauer
Sponsor DAV Summit Club 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 Austria
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-09-25
Summit Date 1997-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 26
Termination Date 1997-10-21
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(25/09,4750m),C1(30/09,5800m),C2(13/10,6600m),C3(19/10,7400m),xxx(19/10,7400m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge High point at C3. Avalanching on North Face prevented climbing onto face as normally done above 7000m. 19th Oct night cloudy and light snowfall and 8:00 am on 20th heavy snowfall so down to C1. Planned on 20th for summit but had to abandon their plan. Left a tent at C3 for Russians. Climb now finished because very heavy new snowfall daily and therefore more and more dangerous. Hafele was leader of Austrians on this expedition, but it was one expedition of Austrians and Germans.
Accidents Dorje altitude sickness; Hupfauer's serious infection
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456698
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Herbert Alber M 1954 Austria Climber St. Anton am Arlberg, Tirol, Austria Hotelier Details Other expeditions
Reinhold Brunhumer M 1958 Austria Climber St. Anton am Arlberg, Tirol, Austria Chef Details Other expeditions
Alois Duregger M 1956 Austria Climber Oberdrum, Tirol, Austria Electrician Details Other expeditions
Karen Grueneberg F 1963 Germany Deputy Leader Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany Travel agent (on staff of DAV) Details Other expeditions
Guenther Hafele M 1962 Austria Climber Kauner Tal, Tirol, Austria Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Siegfried (Sigi) Hupfauer M 1941 Germany Leader Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sigmund Josef Prummer M 1963 Germany Climber Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany Agricultural engineer Details Other expeditions
Markus Velmans M 1968 Germany Climber Kaunertal Feichten, Tirol, Austria Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.