Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A Sweden expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Lars Gunnar Bergqvist. Summit reached on 27th October 2006. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5466
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD06318
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Sweden
Leaders Lars Gunnar Bergqvist
Sponsor Swedes 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 Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2006-10-17
Summit Date 2006-10-27
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2006-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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(20/10,5800m),C2(26/10,6000m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes Team left C2 at 5:30 am on 27/10. Weather was clear and calm. Great views from the summit. They spent 30 minutes on summit. On descent clouds moved in. They descended to C2, where they arrived at 5:30 pm. Next day they descended to BC. Sherpas: Nima Gombu Sherpa, Beding, 2025/10 (day not known), Everest X11, Cho Oyu X2 Thundu Sherpa, brother of Nima Gombu, Beding, 18/2/78, Everest South Col X2 (2006 & 2003), Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nima Gombu Sherpa (freelancer)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458607
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lars Gunnar Bergqvist M 1964 Sweden Leader Bjorkliden, Sweden Chef Details Other expeditions
Bengt Ring M 1963 Sweden Climber Taby, Sweden Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.