Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Christoph Horester. Summit reached on 12th October 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3870
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Christoph Horester
Sponsor	Stachus Ama Dablam Autumn 2001
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	350
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	France, Japan
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-09-29
Summit Date	2001-10-12
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	13
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2001-10-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(29/09,4600m),C1(05/10,5800m),C2(10/10,6000m),C3(11/10,6400m),Smt(12/10)
Route Notes	BC at normal site C2 at SW Ridge. No problems to top on 12th: good rock mixed and ice conditions and weather clears with good views for Inokuchi, Berg and Sherpas; other team members left C3 for top on 16th, but turned back 20m above C3 because no time and no food.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456671
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	30489
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Felix Alexander
Last Name	Berg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Berlin, Germany
Occupation	Physics student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2001-10-12
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	350
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442587
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	felix alexander berg
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30490
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Falk
Last Name	Descher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Berlin, Germany
Occupation	Physics student
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)	6420
Summit Date 1	2001-10-16
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2437694
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	falk descher
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30491
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Christoph
Last Name	Hoerster
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Engineer
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6420
Summit Date 1	2001-10-16
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2434740
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christoph hoerster
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Haruki
Last Name	Inokuchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Freelance writer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2001-10-12
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	350
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429277
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	haruki inokuchi
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Laure
Last Name	Nicolet
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Engineer
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)	6420
Summit Date 1	2001-10-16
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2439038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	laure nicolet
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2001-10-12
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	350
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2001-10-12
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	350
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62204
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Martin
Last Name	Misslbeck
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Physicist
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6420
Summit Date 1	2001-10-16
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438363
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin misslbeck
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Felix Alexander Berg	M	1980	Germany	Climber	Berlin, Germany	Physics student	Details Other expeditions
Falk Descher	M	1967	Germany	Climber	Berlin, Germany	Physics student	Details Other expeditions
Christoph Hoerster	M	1959	Germany	Leader	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Haruki Inokuchi	M	1944	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Freelance writer	Details Other expeditions
Laure Nicolet	F	1971	France	Climber	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Martin Misslbeck	M	1969	Germany	Climber	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany	Physicist	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7922
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD01304
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.bergbote.de/Expe.2001.AmaDablam_bericht.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD01304	-	-	http://www.bergbote.de/Expe.2001.AmaDablam_bericht.htm	-	-	-