Dhaulagiri II | 1963 E Ridge from N

A Austria expedition to Dhaulagiri II in 1963 via E Ridge from N, led by Egbert Eidher. Summit reached on 19th May 1963. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge from N
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Egbert Eidher
Sponsor	Austrian Himalayan Association
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	1963-04-19
Summit Date	1963-05-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	30
Total Days	33
Termination Date	1963-05-22
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7000m due to bad weather from approaching monsoon
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
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	Attempted Dhaulagiri III (DHA3-631-01)
Campsites	BC(19/04),C1(5000m),C2.ABC(5300m),C3(5900m),C4(6200m),C5(18/05,6500m),xxx(19/05,7000m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2444092
Year	1963
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge from n

Members

Field	Value
ID	22313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Egbert
Last Name	Eidher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	egbert eidher
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Walter
Last Name	Gstrein
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walter gstrein
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Franz
Last Name	Huber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Landl, Styria, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426221
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franz huber
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Kulhavy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1963-05-19
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst kulhavy
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Adolf Richard (Adi)
Last Name	Weissensteiner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Admont, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Mechanic & alpine guide
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2427063
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adolf richard (adi) weissensteiner
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Hans
Last Name	Fischer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Cartographer
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans fischer
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Gerhard
Last Name	Fuchs
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Scientist
Residence	-
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerhard fuchs
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Klaus
Last Name	Kubiena
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Surgeon
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2424335
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	klaus kubiena
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26605
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Girme
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1963-05-19
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	HC #126?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	126
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam girme sherpa
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	37121
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	DHA2
Year	1963
Season	1
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	1963-05-19
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	True
Injury Date	1963-05-19
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Frostbitten toes at 7000m
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	18
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Egbert Eidher	M	-	Austria	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Walter Gstrein	M	-	Austria	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Franz Huber	M	1935	Austria	Climber	Landl, Styria, Austria	-	Details Other expeditions
Ernst Kulhavy	M	-	Austria	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Adolf Richard (Adi) Weissensteiner	M	1938	Austria	Climber	Admont, Styria, Austria	Mechanic & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Hans Fischer	M	-	Austria	Cartographer	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Fuchs	M	-	Austria	Scientist	-	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Klaus Kubiena	M	1930	Austria	Exp Doctor	Vienna, Austria	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Girme Sherpa	M	1935	Nepal	Sirdar	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1057
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Reference ID	01
Year	1963
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	-
Citation	38:228-229 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1136
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Reference ID	02
Year	1963
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Eidher, Egbert
Title	The 1963 Austrian Dhaula-Himal Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	-
Citation	25:63-66 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Reference ID	03
Year	1963
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196422804/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-II
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13728
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHA263101
Reference ID	04
Year	1963
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/25/6/the-1963-austrian-dhaula-himal-expedition/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHA263101	AAJ	-	-	-	38:228-229 (1964)	-
DHA263101	HJ	Eidher, Egbert	The 1963 Austrian Dhaula-Himal Expedition	-	25:63-66 (1964)	-
DHA263101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196422804/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-II	-	-	-
DHA263101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/25/6/the-1963-austrian-dhaula-himal-expedition/	-	-	-