Dhaulagiri I | 1999 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri I in 1999 via NE Ridge, led by Ryuseki Hiraoka. Summit reached on 29th September 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA199303
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Ryuseki Hiraoka
Sponsor	Dhaulagiri I Expedition 1999 by Alpine Team 84
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	-
Basecamp Date	1999-09-10
Summit Date	1999-09-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	19
Total Days	37
Termination Date	1999-10-17
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7400m due to strong wind and cold, very tired
High Point (m)	7400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(10/09,4700m),C1(12/09,5700m),C2(20/09,6500m),C3(12/10,7400m),xxx(29/09,12/10,7400m)
Route Notes	BC at normal site C1 at NE Col hoping to go to top of East Face C2 on NE Ridge C3 on NE Ridge High point at C3. Intended to climb East Face and made a camp very near face to see conditions; was at 5700m on 12 Sept just over the Col, where Czechs later camped for NE Ridge climb. Went closer to East Face on 13 Sept and 14 up NE Ridge to 6500m to acclimatize and down to BC. 18th to advance BC for face and 19th again up closer to face to see its condition and but all rock and decided route impossible, so 20th to C2 on NE Ridge and climbed normal route. 22nd down to BC because of heavy snowfall. C2 again 28th. 29th to C3 and back to C2 in more bad weather and 30 Sept to BC. 12 Oct to C3 and slept there but 13 Oct very cold and strong wind and down to BC. When returned to C1 and C2 tents almost buried under snow and digging them out made them very tired. Never actually "touched" East Face, "just looked."
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457410
Year	1999
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	25617
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA199303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Ryuseki
Last Name	Hiraoka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Salesman (currently unemployed)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1999-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1968-2024) Died 10 June 2024 on Spantik (Pakistan) from avalanche
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438085
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryuseki hiraoka
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25618
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA199303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA1
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Yoshio
Last Name	Sakakibara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Makes fur coats
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1999-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432652
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshio sakakibara
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ryuseki Hiraoka	M	1968	Japan	Leader	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Salesman (currently unemployed)	Details Other expeditions
Yoshio Sakakibara	M	1953	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Makes fur coats	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.