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
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.