Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge
A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Gerard Vaginay. Summit reached on 20th October 2004. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4772 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD04324 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Gerard Vaginay |
| Sponsor | Independent climber on Ama Dablam (on Spanish Bejar permit) |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Hiligo |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-10-10 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2004-10-22 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6200m due to exhaustion and fed up with acclimatization |
| High Point (m) | 6200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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(10/10,4700m),ABC(15/10,5300m),C1(16/10,5900m),xxx(20/10,6200m) |
| Route Notes | BC at usual camp ite ABC at 5300m at usual campsite. On 20th left C1 at 06:30 hours and reached C2 at about 09:30 hours, then turned back to BC where they reached around 14:00 hours. Vaginay said he climbed independently with Pemba Sherpa as his guide. He was fed up with climbing the same route several times. He returned to KTM on 24 and leaves on Oct 31. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457823 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Vaginay | M | 1944 | France | Leader | Arthez de Bearn, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Retired oil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.