Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Michael Waerthl. Summit reached on 20th October 2002. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4109
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD02306
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Michael Waerthl
Sponsor Amical Alpin Ama Dablam Expedition 2002
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 378
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-10-07
Summit Date 2002-10-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2002-10-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1600
Total Members 12
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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 -
Campsites BC(07/10,4600m),ABC(09/10,5550m),C1(14/10,5800m),C2(16/10,6100m),C3(19/10,6400m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 just below boulder field. Only 1 tent in C2, most members went from C1 directly to C3; C2 used primarily by Waertl and Sherpa for opening route above C2 with a lot of fixed rope. Franz left expedition 9 Oct, problem of depression (psychological problem). Bucher and Wenger left 20 Oct because unhappy they could not reach top.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457090
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Torsten Bucher M 1967 Germany Climber Fellbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Ernst M 1948 Germany Climber Schallbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Salesman Details Other expeditions
Peter Fichtner M 1959 Germany Climber Emmendingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Gerald Franz M 1960 Germany Climber Vaihingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Geologist Details Other expeditions
Christine Herrmann F 1953 Germany Member Rueckholz, Bavaria, Germany Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Joachim Herrmann M 1953 Germany Climber Rueckholz, Bavaria, Germany Company manager Details Other expeditions
Juergen Jaite M 1968 Germany Climber Hagelstadt, Bavaria, Germany Architect Details Other expeditions
Alexander Kadner M 1970 Germany Exp Doctor Pforzheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Flurin Spoerri M 1973 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Financial controller Details Other expeditions
Michael Waerthl M 1970 Germany Leader Neubiberg, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Leander Wenger M 1960 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Hotel manager Details Other expeditions
Marcel Zbinden M 1975 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Hotel manager & snowboarding instructor Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.