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.