Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Olivier Besson. Summit reached on 29th November 2002. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4129
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD02405
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Olivier Besson
Sponsor	French-Italian Expedition to Ama Dablam
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	413
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Italy
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-11-25
Summit Date	2002-11-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	6
Termination Date	2002-12-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
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	-
Campsites	BC(4600m),C1(26/11,5600m),Smt(29/11)
Route Notes	All 3 to C1 on 26 Nov; down to BC 27 Nov. 27-28 Nov Italian left with tooth infection while 2 French up to C1 on 28 Nov. 29 Nov both to top from C1 in 8 hours and 3 hours back to C1 on 7:00-8:00 pm. Had told Williams they planned to acclimatize by climbing SW Ridge and then go to north side and descend SW Ridge. On north might try Tomas Humar's West Face route or a North Ridge, but when Passino had to leave, then French abandoned idea of northern route. Left nothing at C1 for descent and left BC 1-2 Dec.
Accidents	Passino bad tooth infection; nothing else
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457130
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02405
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	4
First Name	Olivier
Last Name	Besson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	St. Nicolas-de-Veroce, 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	2002-11-29
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	413
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	2435923
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivier besson
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32266
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02405
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	4
First Name	Giorgio
Last Name	Passino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5600
Summit Date 1	2002-11-26
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	0
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Left early with tooth infection
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435580
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	giorgio passino
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32267
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02405
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	4
First Name	Pierre Andre
Last Name	Rhem
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2002-11-29
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	413
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	2438581
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre andre rhem
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Olivier Besson	M	1962	France	Leader	St. Nicolas-de-Veroce, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Giorgio Passino	M	1961	Italy	Climber	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Andre Rhem	M	1970	France	Climber	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.