Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A Lebanon expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Maxime Chaya. Summit reached on 27th April 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4831
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05107
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Lebanon
Leaders	Maxime Chaya
Sponsor	Monterosa Ama Dablam Expedition 2005
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	2005-04-15
Summit Date	2005-04-27
Summit Time	1415
Summit Days	12
Total Days	15
Termination Date	2005-04-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	1000
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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	Attempted Island Peak (to 6050m)
Campsites	BC(15/04,4650m),C1(18/04,5700m),C2(26/04,6000m),C3(27/04),Smt(27/04)
Route Notes	4 climbers (Ratke, Chaya, 2 Sherpas) together left C2 at 0:35 am 27th and on top 2:15 pm and down to C3 to sleep at 5:30-6:00 pm. No wind in ascent but on top in clouds and strong wind in descent and all night in C3. 28th in unprepared biv before reaching C1 with difficult descent with ice frozen on boulders. 29th to BC after very bad night in biv. Sherpa: Lhakpa Wandi Sherpa, 35 years old, Hatiya-7, Sankhuwasabha
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Lebanonese on mountain
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458013
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	37351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Maxime Edgard (Max)
Last Name	Chaya
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Lebanon
Status	Leader
Residence	Kesouran, Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation	Wholesaler and retailer of sports goods
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	2005-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1415
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	2435587
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maxime edgard (max) chaya
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Wangdi (Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya, Makalu-Barun
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	2005-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1415
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	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa wangdi (tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Maxime Edgard (Max) Chaya	M	1961	Lebanon	Leader	Kesouran, Beirut, Lebanon	Wholesaler and retailer of sports goods	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangdi (Tenzing) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8270
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD05107
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Chaya, Maxime
Title	Steep Dreams
Publisher	By author, Beirut, Lebanon
Publication Date	2009
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD05107	-	Chaya, Maxime	Steep Dreams	By author, Beirut, Lebanon	-	-