Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Dieter Rachbauer. Summit reached on 27th October 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4773
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD04325
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Dieter Rachbauer
Sponsor	Austrian Team on Ama Dablam
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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2004-10-18
Summit Date	2004-10-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2004-10-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
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
Campsites	BC(18/10,4600m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(26/10,6300m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes	From Lukla went to Kalapattar Everest BC and climbed Island Peak; all 3 members summited with Nawang Tenzing from Phortse on 16th Oct. 22nd went to C2 to deposit gear and down to BC. 25th up to C1, 26th to C2, 27th from C2 to top to C1 (on top between 10:30 am and 1:00 pm). To BC 28th. Bernd Rochbauer on top knew he had frostbitten fingers; are dark blue but can't tell yet how much loss.
Accidents	Only Bernd Rachbauer frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Mila Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457830
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Bernd
Last Name	Rachbauer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Retired from pharmaceutical company's management staff
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	2004-10-27
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	2004-10-27
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bernd rachbauer
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36566
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Dieter
Last Name	Rachbauer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Development expert with an INGO
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	2004-10-27
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	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	2436594
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dieter rachbauer
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04325
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Gerald
Last Name	Stranzinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Stadl Paura, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Operator of trucks and cranes
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	2004-10-27
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	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	2442282
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerald stranzinger
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36568
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04325
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Nawang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2004-10-27
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	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	2437569
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bernd Rachbauer	M	1941	Austria	Climber	Linz, Upper Austria, Austria	Retired from pharmaceutical company's management staff	Details Other expeditions
Dieter Rachbauer	M	1964	Austria	Leader	Salzburg, Austria	Development expert with an INGO	Details Other expeditions
Gerald Stranzinger	M	1980	Austria	Climber	Stadl Paura, Upper Austria, Austria	Operator of trucks and cranes	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.