Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A Russia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Victor Volodin. Summit reached on 12th November 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Russia
Leaders	Victor Volodin
Sponsor	Ama Dablam 2003
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Thyangboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2003-11-06
Summit Date	2003-11-12
Summit Time	1220
Summit Days	6
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2003-11-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	5
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(06/11,4800m),ABC(09/11,5200m),C1(10/11,5600m),C2(11/11,5850m),Smt(12,17/11)
Route Notes	12 Nov - started from C2 at 7 am; Volodin summited at 12:20; Balaban at 13:00; Maksimenia at 13:30; Konuokhov at 13:45; Stayed on the summit till 14:00, made pictures, cloudy, windy, cold to C2 17 Nov - started from C2 at 7:30; Hamamchyan summited at 15:00, stayed 30 minutes, to C2 at 10 pm. Pushkarev only to C1.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Royal Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457479
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Balaban
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Friazino, Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Bridge construction worker
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	2003-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	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	2438910
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir balaban
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Karen
Last Name	Hamamchyan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Armenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Yerevan, Armenia
Occupation	Computer program 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	2003-11-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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	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	2436599
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karen hamamchyan
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34209
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Konuokhov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Ukraine
Status	Climber
Residence	Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation	House construction worker
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	2003-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
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	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	2433826
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir konuokhov
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34210
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Alexander
Last Name	Maksimenia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Belarus
Status	Climber
Residence	Minsk, Belarus
Occupation	House construction worker
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	2003-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	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	2439140
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander maksimenia
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Igor
Last Name	Pushkarev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	House construction company owner
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	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2436563
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	igor pushkarev
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34212
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Victor
Last Name	Volodine
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Leader
Residence	Moscow, Russia
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	2003-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1220
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	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	2435921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	victor volodine
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Vladimir Balaban	M	1970	Russia	Climber	Friazino, Moscow, Russia	Bridge construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Karen Hamamchyan	M	1964	Armenia	Climber	Yerevan, Armenia	Computer program engineer	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Konuokhov	M	1957	Ukraine	Climber	Kiev, Ukraine	House construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Maksimenia	M	1971	Belarus	Climber	Minsk, Belarus	House construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Igor Pushkarev	M	1964	Russia	Climber	Moscow, Russia	House construction company owner	Details Other expeditions
Victor Volodine	M	1962	Russia	Leader	Moscow, Russia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.