Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Ingrid Alder. Summit reached on 24th October 2005. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5017
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05305
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Ingrid Alder
Sponsor	Monte Rosa Ama Dablam Expedition
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	Lukla->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2005-10-17
Summit Date	2005-10-24
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	7
Total Days	10
Termination Date	2005-10-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(17/10,4600m),C1(21/10,5400m),C2(22/10,6000m),C3(23/10,6200m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes	Team left C3 at 8 am. Weather was perfect, not windy. Good views from summit. Team descended to C3, arrived there at 4 pm and stayed the night. They descended to BC on 25 Oct.
Accidents	-
Achievement	2nd oldest woman to top
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458238
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Field	Value
ID	38403
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Ingrid
Last Name	Alder
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Champlan, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Driving instructor
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	2005-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2430913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ingrid alder
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Michel
Last Name	Alder
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Champlan, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Driving instructor
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	2005-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2432297
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michel alder
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38405
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Francois
Last Name	Doufour
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Sion, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Snow and avalanche researcher
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	2005-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2431949
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francois doufour
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38406
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
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	2005-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	(1971-2006) Died 22 Oct 2006 on Annapurna from icefall collapse
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439122
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ingrid Alder	F	1949	Switzerland	Leader	Champlan, Valais, Switzerland	Driving instructor	Details Other expeditions
Michel Alder	M	1952	Switzerland	Climber	Champlan, Valais, Switzerland	Driving instructor	Details Other expeditions
Francois Doufour	M	1951	Switzerland	Climber	Sion, Valais, Switzerland	Snow and avalanche researcher	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.