Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge
A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Adolf Bichler. Summit reached on 31st October 2001. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3878 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD01312 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Adolf Bichler |
| Sponsor | Austrian Ama Dablam Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 366,368 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Thyangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-10-26 |
| Summit Date | 2001-10-31 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2001-11-05 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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 | Island Peak on Oct 24 |
| Campsites | BC(26/10,4600m),C1(30/10,5800m),Smt(31/10,02/11) |
| Route Notes | BC at 4600m at usual campsite. Oct 31 Pfuger, Reich and Wengenbichler left the camp at 05:45 hours, summited at 11:30 hours and spent about 20 minutes, descended to BC at 15:30 hours. Nov 2 Bichler and Schneider left the camp at 04:00 hours, summited at 11:00 hours and spent about 20 minutes, returned to camp at 16:00 hours. Weather was excellent. On Nov 2 it was bit windy and cold. The expedition team returned to KTM on Nov 10 and will leave on 16th. The expedition team arrived in KTM on Oct 16 and left for Lukla on Oct 18. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Edelweiss Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456690 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf (Adi) Bichler | M | 1942 | Austria | Leader | Kirchdorf, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Pfluger | M | 1958 | Austria | Climber | Hochfilzen, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Wilhelm Reich | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst Schneider | M | 1939 | Austria | Climber | St. Johann, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Wengenbichler | M | 1955 | Austria | Climber | Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.