Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Michel Pelle. Summit reached on 25th October 2005. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5024
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05312
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Pelle
Sponsor French Team to 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 Lukla->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2005-10-13
Summit Date 2005-10-25
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 12
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2005-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
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(13/10,4600m),C1(18/10,5400m),C3(24/10,6300m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes Delalle, Ang Tshering and Nima Gyalgen left C3 at 6:30 am. Weather was windy but clear. Team descended to BC after summit and arrived at 7 pm. Pelle did not climb above C1 as he lacked motivation. Flament did not climb above C1 due to stomach problems. She left BC on 21 Oct. Machado climbed to C1. But had to turn back due to sprained ankle. He sprained it playing tennis in France. He left BC on 21 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458239
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michel Pelle F 1947 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Xavier Marie Delalle M 1955 France Climber Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France Manager of business repairing tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Brigitte Flament F 1958 France Climber Combloux, Haute-Savoie, France Hotel manager Details Other expeditions
Thierry Machado M 1959 France Climber Sevrier, Haute-Savoie, France Director of photography documentation Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Ghat, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.