Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Haruki Inokuchi. Summit reached on 5th April 2001. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3751
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Expedition ID AMAD01105
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Haruki Inokuchi
Sponsor Chamonix Club Ama Dablam Expedition
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 Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2001-03-24
Summit Date 2001-04-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2001-04-07
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6600m due to bad condition of ice
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(24/03,4700m),C1(27/03,5300m),C2(02/04,5600m),xxx(05/04,6600m)
Route Notes Rope had been fixed by the Sherpas of this team from C1 to the altitude of 6600m. Ice was not solid, it came out into pieces when ice axes were stroked on ice. So it was difficult to fix ice axe on ice. All climbers started climbing on 5th April at 4:30 am from C2, reached at 6600m at around 10:00 am, spent about 15 minutes and turned around. Came down to C2 at 5:00 pm. Inokuchi and Pasang Dawa spent a night at C2 and rest of the climbers came down to BC. Pasang Dawa said Inokuchi looked an experienced mountaineer.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456481
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Haruki Inokuchi M 1944 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Freelance writer Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Da Yanji Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.