Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A Sweden expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Mikael Forsberg. Summit reached on 13th November 2006. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5470
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD06322
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Sweden
Leaders Mikael Forsberg
Sponsor Island Peak and Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 False
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 2006-11-08
Summit Date 2006-11-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2006-11-16
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to fatal avalanches
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 2
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 2
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(08/11,4600m),C1(10/11,5700m),C2(12/11,6030m),C3(13/11,6400m),xxx(13/11,6400m)
Route Notes Forsberg and Carlsson planned to summit on 14th and were killed by avalanche early in that morning; both Sherpas killed with them: Tashi Dorje, 26/9/70, Pangboche, Cho Oyu X2, Annapurna X1, Everest 31/05/06 Danuru Sherpa, 25/4/69, Pangboche, no 8000ers Bergman got to 5000m on 11 Nov, but fever and bad cough made him too weak to continous climbing, so he returned to BC and stayed there till the end; he was weak for 3-4 days so could not go up again as he hoped to do.
Accidents Fatal avalanche; Bergman cough and fever
Achievement -
Agency Saran Subba
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458624
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andreas Bergman M 1970 Sweden Climber Balsta, Sweden Trainer and supervisor of crane operators Details Other expeditions
Daniel Carlsson M 1979 Sweden Climber Uddevalla, Sweden Outdoor activities guide and instructor Details Other expeditions
Mikael Forsberg M 1965 Sweden Leader Stromstad, Sweden Trekking company owner Details Other expeditions
Danuru Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Dorje (Ang Tashi) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Niklas Johansson M 1968 Sweden Climber Sundbyberg, Sweden Computer systems engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.