Dhaulagiri I | 1998 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1998 via NE Ridge, led by Tsutomu Saito. Summit reached on 30th September 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3144
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA198307
Peak ID DHA1
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tsutomu Saito
Sponsor Sapporo Dhaulagiri I Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 101
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-09-06
Summit Date 1998-09-30
Summit Time 1430
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1998-10-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8167
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(06/09,4700m),C1(16/09,5700m),C2(23/09,6500m),C3(28/09,7300m),Smt(30/09)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at NE Col C2 on NE Ridge. 29th bid made to reach summit so returned to C3 because "not good weather" (heavy snowfall) and same party tried again on 30th despite snow on mountain above knees. Left C3 at 4:00 am and on top 2:30 pm, slow because of deep snow; back in C3 5:00 pm. This only summit attack; no more because of snowfall (there were no flags at summit - which is as it should be). Sherpa summiters: Man Bahadur Gurung, 32, Sitalpati VDC, Sankhuwasabha, Dhaula summit in Sept 1994 Tul Bahadur Tamang, 32, Deusa, VDC, 1st 8000er Pasang Gyalzen Sherpa, 34, Makalu VDC, Sankhuwasabha, 1st 8000er
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457045
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Heijiro Kinoshita M 1971 Japan Climber Date, Hokkaido, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Kudo M 1966 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Climbing shop staff Details Other expeditions
Tsutomu Saito M 1947 Japan Leader Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Municipality civil servant Details Other expeditions
Yoji Shimoma M 1970 Japan Climber Okkope, Hokkaido, Japan Prefecture government civil servant Details Other expeditions
Toshihiko Sugiyama M 1970 Japan Climber Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan Municipality civil servant Details Other expeditions
Noritake Tanaka M 1967 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Pharmacy salesman Details Other expeditions
Takashi Tarukawa M 1975 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Does odd jobs; no fixed occupation Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur Gurung M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Sitalpati, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tul Bahadur Tamang M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gyalje (Pasang Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA198307 HIGH - - - 198:41 (May 1999) -