Dhaulagiri II | 1984 NE Ridge from S

A France expedition to Dhaulagiri II in 1984 via NE Ridge from S, led by Benoit Chamoux. Summit reached on 6th October 1984. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1028
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA284301
Peak ID DHA2
Year 1984
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Benoit Chamoux
Sponsor Dhaula Ski 1984 to Dhaulagiri II
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 1984-09-25
Summit Date 1984-10-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1984-10-13
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to lack of acclimatization
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
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(25/09,3850m),C1(27/09,4800m),C2(29/09,5200m),Biv1(03/10,5500m),Biv2(04/10,5900m),Biv3(05/10,6300m),xxx(06/10,6800m)
Route Notes BC at Myagdi Khola south of point 3770m & east of point 4996m. Down to BC at end Sept and back up again immediately with food. Above C2 only bivs. Reached high point on 6th Oct and down on 7th because went up too fast and also not acclimatized. 3 went up again to C2 on 13th Oct and again down with poor weather and poor morale. Not enough snow for skiing: ridge all ice and glacier "icy and down."
Accidents Only acclimatization problems
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451924
Year 1984
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge from s

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Benoit Chamoux M 1961 France Leader La Roche-sur-Foron, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Eric Fauret M 1961 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Jean Michel Guignier M 1960 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Georges Stephane Sichap M 1948 France Climber Gaillard, Haute-Savoie, France Hydraulic engineer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA284301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 59:294 (1985) -
DHA284301 MM - - - 102:13 (Mar 1985) -
DHA284301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198529401/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-II-Attempt - - -