Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Sepp Bierbaumer. Summit reached on 7th November 2002. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4105
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD02302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Sepp Bierbaumer
Sponsor Jubilee Expedition 2002 to Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 394,398
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-11-04
Summit Date 2002-11-07
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 3
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2002-11-13
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Island Peak (2 Nov by Bierbaumer, Patterer, Schluga, Schwangz)
Campsites BC(04/11,4600m),C1(06/11,5850m),C3(07/11,6400m),Smt(07-08/11)
Route Notes 7 Nov Bierbaumer, Schwarz and Pemba Gyalzen left C1 at 6:15 am for top. Schwarz moved more slowly than other 2. Bierbaumer and Pemba Gyalzen set up C3 at 10:00 am and then went on to summit at 1 pm and members in C3, Sherpa down to BC with bad cough). Schwarz reached top at 4:00 pm after 1 hour rest in C3; he found climb not difficult since so many ropes were fixed, but he was in no hurry. 8 Nov Patterer on top at 1:15 pm, Wohlgemuth at 3:15 pm. 2 original members, Emanuel Koschat and Alfred Wiesner, never reached BC because they got sick.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Khumbu Himalayan Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457063
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Josef (Sepp) Bierbaumer M 1962 Austria Leader Ferlach, Carinthia, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Emanuel Koschat M 1971 Austria Climber Strau, Carinthia, Austria Shop salesman Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Mandl M 1967 Austria Climber Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Heribert Patterer M 1963 Austria Climber Kaerten, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Gabriele (Gabi) Schluga F 1961 Austria Climber Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria Radio technician Details Other expeditions
Andreas Schwarz M 1976 Austria Climber Koettmannsdorf, Carinthia, Austria Industrial safety specialist Details Other expeditions
Alfred Wieser M 1972 Austria Climber Ferlach, Carinthia, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Horst Wohlgemuth M 1968 Austria Climber Mallnitz, Carinthia, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD02302 - - http://at.epbv.eu/news/04_ama_dablam.php - - -