Dhaulagiri II | 1971 E Ridge from N
A Austria expedition to Dhaulagiri II in 1971 via E Ridge from N, led by Franz Huber. Summit reached on 18th May 1971. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2714 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHA271101 |
| Peak ID | DHA2 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | E Ridge from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Franz Huber |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st,2nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | USA |
| Approach | Pokhara->Jangla La->Barbang Khola->Mukut |
| Basecamp Date | 1971-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 1971-05-18 |
| Summit Time | 1330 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 1971-05-19 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7751 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(20/04,4050m),C1(4725m),C2(30/04,5335m),C3(6100m),C4(15/05,6460m),C5(17/05,7200m),Smt(18/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447021 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | e ridge from n |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Huber | M | 1935 | Austria | Leader | Landl, Styria, Austria | Employed by Austrian Railroad Co. | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf (Adi) Huber | M | 1939 | Austria | Climber | Palfau, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ronald E. (Ron) Fear | M | 1943 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf Richard (Adi) Weissensteiner | M | 1938 | Austria | Deputy Leader | Admont, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenter Gruber | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Drachsler | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst Stych | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
8 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA271101 | AAJ | Fear, Ronald E. | Dhaulagiri II | - | 46:21-25 (1972) | - |
| DHA271101 | HJ | Huber, Franz | Dhaulagiri II, 1971 - Austrian Himalaya Association | - | 31:192-194 (1971) | - |
| DHA271101 | AJ | Huber, Franz | Dhaulagiri 2 | - | 77:168-169 (1972) | - |
| DHA271101 | MM | - | - | - | 17:7 (Sep 1971) | - |
| DHA271101 | MM | - | - | - | 18:8 (Nov 1971) | - |
| DHA271101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197202100/Dhaulagiri-II | - | - | - |
| DHA271101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/31/22/dhaulagiri-ii-1971/ | - | - | - |
| DHA271101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1972_files/AJ%201972%20168-169%20Huber%20Dhaulagiri2.pdf | - | - | - |