Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A Italy expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Rudy Buccella. Summit reached on 21st May 2000. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3487
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD00107
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Rudy Buccella
Sponsor	-
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	Spain
Approach	Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	2000-05-09
Summit Date	2000-05-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	12
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2000-05-25
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6400m due to deep snow and had no time to attempt again
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
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	-
Campsites	BC(09/05,4600m),C1(14/05,5700m),C2(15/05,5900m),xxx(21/05,6400m)
Route Notes	C1 at beginning of the ridge High point after the hanging glacier. Buccella, Cavallaro and two Sherpas reached the highest point. They started from C2 at 4:30 am of 21st May and reached the height of 6400m at 10:30 am, 21st May. They had to turn around because it was heavily snowing. Feijoo and Ogliengo left BC early. Used fixed rope from C1 to C2 which was being fixed by previous group.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Numbur Himal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456161
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	27087
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Rudy
Last Name	Buccella
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438587
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudy buccella
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	27088
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Enrico
Last Name	Cavallaro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
Occupation	Owner of advertising company
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433392
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	enrico cavallaro
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27089
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Maria del Carmen
Last Name	Feijoo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Newton Ferry, Devon, England
Occupation	Nurse
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433907
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maria del carmen feijoo
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27090
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00107
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Mario
Last Name	Ogliengo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Villar le Qait, Italy
Occupation	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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433446
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mario ogliengo
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rudy Buccella	M	1969	Italy	Leader	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Enrico Cavallaro	M	1955	Italy	Climber	Vigevano, Pavia, Italy	Owner of advertising company	Details Other expeditions
Maria del Carmen Feijoo	F	1956	Spain	Climber	Newton Ferry, Devon, England	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Mario Ogliengo	M	1955	Italy	Climber	Villar le Qait, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.