Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Markus Raich. Summit reached on 23rd October 2002. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4108
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD02305
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Markus Raich
Sponsor Austrian Salzkammergut Expedition to Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 383
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-10-19
Summit Date 2002-10-23
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2002-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Lobuche East (all members and 2 Sherpas on Oct 16)
Campsites BC(19/10,4600m),C1(21/10,5700m),C3(22/10,6250m),Smt(23/10)
Route Notes On 23rd Oct 4 members and Ang Dorje left C3 at 8:45-9:00 am, but wind strong and Huetter and Pilz climbed too slowly so turned back to BC. Standacher kept on up to 50m below top and very strong wind made him also descend to BC. Goettfrier much faster than they and went to top with Ang Dorje at about 12:00 noon. Remaining 3 members got stomach trouble in C3 and went down to BC without going up from C3.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa & Swiss Adventures
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457093
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wolfgang Goettfried M 1966 Germany Climber Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany Computer designer Details Other expeditions
Johann Huetter M 1966 Austria Climber Altaussee, Styria, Austria Metal roofer Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Pilz M 1965 Austria Climber Bad Goisern, Upper Austria, Austria Computer systems administrator Details Other expeditions
Markus Raich M 1970 Austria Leader Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Hannes Schweiger M 1976 Austria Climber Stainach, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andreas Staudacher M 1956 Austria Climber St. Martin, Lower Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Erich Traninger M 1953 Austria Climber Groebming, Styria, Austria Policeman Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.