Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge
A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Claude Berube. Summit reached on 6th November 2001. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3868 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD01302 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Claude Berube |
| Sponsor | Ama Dablam Expedition 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 372 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Thyangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 2001-11-06 |
| Summit Time | 1600 |
| Summit Days | 14 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 2001-11-09 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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(23/10,4575m),ABC(27/10,5450m),C1(02/11,5860m),C2(04/11,6050m),Smt(06/11) |
| Route Notes | BC at usual camp site. ABC at 5450m on the ridge, usual camp site. Started from C2 at 06:00 hours. Summit at 16:00 hours, spent about 10-15 minutes on top. Returned to C2 at midnight. All five members and Sherpa were climbing together and climbing was slow. At some places they had to wait for descending people for crossing their fix lines. The expedition returned to KTM on Nov 12 and is leaving on three different dates (Berube, Briere and Chenard on 14th, Chalifoux on 15th and Parentau on 20th). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nomad Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456696 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Berube | M | 1952 | Canada | Leader | Lac St. Charles, Quebec | Manager of rope-access | Details Other expeditions |
| Sylvio Briere | M | 1953 | Canada | Climber | Montreal, Quebec | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Chalifoux | M | 1963 | Canada | Climber | Laval, Quebec | Computer programming manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Christine Chenard | F | 1963 | Canada | Climber | St. Hyacinthe, Quebec | Nutritionist | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Parentau | M | 1961 | Canada | Climber | St. Hyacinthe, Quebec | Nutritionist | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.