Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Michael Illien. Summit reached on 10th May 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4222
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03105
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Michael Illien
Sponsor Swiss Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 418,421
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-05-04
Summit Date 2003-05-10
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 6
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2003-05-13
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 5
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 (Bernhard on May 3)
Campsites BC(04/05,4500m),C1(05/05,5700m),C2(06/05,6000m),C3(08/05,6300m),Smt(10-11/05)
Route Notes BC at 4500m usual BC site C1 at 5700m usual site. May 10: Hertli, Illien and Wangchu left C2 at 04:00 hours, summited at 14:00 hours, stayed about an hour, back to C2 at 19:00 hours. Weather generally was good but before half an hour to summit, gathered clouds; summit was misty and could not see other mountains. Next day Hertli descended to BC; Illien stayed at C2. May 11: Bernard, Mrs Schneider and Wangchu started from C2 at 04:30 hours, summited at 12:30, spent half an hour on top, returned to C2 at 18:00 hours. Next day all descended to BC. On May 11 other summiters were three Australians and two Austrians before Bernhard team. Weather was very good. The expedition returned to KTM on May 16 and leaves on 17 afternoon. Member De Weck left BC on 9th and left Nepal on the 11th.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st ascent of the season
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457293
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Juerg Bernhard M 1970 Switzerland Climber Wiesen, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Philippe De Weck M 1974 Switzerland Climber New York, New York Bank manager Details Other expeditions
Sebastian Hertli M 1972 Switzerland Climber Jona, Zurich, Switzerland Electro-engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Illien M 1969 Switzerland Leader Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Marianne Schnider F 1962 Switzerland Climber Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland Nurse Details Other expeditions
Wangchu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.