Dhaulagiri I | 1998 NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1998 via NE Ridge, led by Guy Cotter. Summit reached on 16th May 1998. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2560
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA198105
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Guy Cotter
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Dhaulagiri Expedition 1998
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 Finland, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-04-19
Summit Date 1998-05-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 27
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1998-05-17
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to dangerous snow slabs
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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(19/04,4650m),C1(24/04,5700m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(13/05,7250m),xxx(16/05,7500m)
Route Notes C1 at NE Col High point at 7500m at start of traverse on rocks from ridge to North Face. C3 occupied on 13th because all its gear had been accidently dispersed by other climbers in descent. Viesturs and Gustafsson occupied C3 on 13th and made summit bid on 16th after bad weather. Got to 7500m from ridge onto traverse to face via ledge; too dangerous snow slabs to continue. Now end of climb in perfect weather.
Accidents Cotter stomach trouble
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456908
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Edmund Guy Cotter M 1962 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Eero Veikka Juhani Gustafsson M 1968 Finland Climber Kuunsade, Finland Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Edmund Karl (Ed) Viesturs M 1959 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA198105 HIGH - - - 193:29 (Dec 1998) -