Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Sebastien Fonteneau. Summit reached on 8th November 2002. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4112
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Sebastien Fonteneau
Sponsor	Amis Dablam
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	397
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-11-02
Summit Date	2002-11-08
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	6
Total Days	9
Termination Date	2002-11-11
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	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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(02/11,4700m),C1(04/11,5900m),C3(07/11,6400m),Smt(08/11)
Route Notes	8 Nov all 7 members left C3 9:00 am having waited for wind to drop; on top between 12:00 Bret and 2:00 pm Fonteaneau and Mrs Fonteaneau. All slept in C3; all BC 9 Nov.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Trekking Service (STS)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457109
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Patrice
Last Name	Bret
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Grenoble, Isere, France
Occupation	Alpine guide & sports instructor
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	2002-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	397
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	2439119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	patrice bret
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Sebastien
Last Name	Fonteneau
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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	2002-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	397
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	2439451
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastien fonteneau
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Stephanie
Last Name	Fonteneau
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	High school sports instructor
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	2002-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	397
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	2439690
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephanie fonteneau
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Eric
Last Name	Gimel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Le Touvet, Isere, France
Occupation	Alpine guide & math teacher
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	2002-11-08
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	397
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	2438686
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric gimel
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32144
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Olivier
Last Name	Renault
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Pancrasse, Isere, France
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	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	2002-11-08
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	397
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	2438752
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivier renault
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Carole
Last Name	Toigo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Pancrasse, Isere, France
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2002-11-08
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	397
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	2439151
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carole toigo
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32146
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02309
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Vincent
Last Name	Villedieu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Theys, Isere, France
Occupation	Sports instructor
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	2002-11-08
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	397
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	2440384
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent villedieu
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Patrice Bret	M	1971	France	Climber	Grenoble, Isere, France	Alpine guide & sports instructor	Details Other expeditions
Sebastien Fonteneau	M	1972	France	Leader	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Stephanie Fonteneau	F	1973	France	Climber	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France	High school sports instructor	Details Other expeditions
Eric Gimel	M	1970	France	Climber	Le Touvet, Isere, France	Alpine guide & math teacher	Details Other expeditions
Olivier Renault	M	1970	France	Climber	St. Pancrasse, Isere, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Carole Toigo	F	1971	France	Climber	St. Pancrasse, Isere, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Vincent Villedieu	M	1974	France	Climber	Theys, Isere, France	Sports instructor	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.