Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Jean-Marc Genevois. Summit reached on 12th November 2006. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5478
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD06330
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Jean-Marc Genevois
Sponsor International Ama Dablam Expedition 2006
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 Belgium, Canada
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2006-10-30
Summit Date 2006-11-12
Summit Time 1500
Summit Days 13
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2006-11-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(30/10,4600m),C1(06/11,5800m),C2(11/11,6050m),Smt(12/11)
Route Notes Summit team left C2 at 3:30 am. Weather was calm and clear. Amazing view from summit. They spent about 45 minutes on summit. At about 3:45 pm they started descending to C2, where they arrived at 7 pm. On 13 Nov they descended to BC. They did not hear the avalanche that wiped out C3 on 14 Nov. Their departure from BC was delayed by one day due to the avalanche. Jespers got to C3 site on 12 Nov, but did not carry on due to fatigue. He stopped at C3 at 10 am, then descended to C2 the same day. Team arrived at Lukla on 18 Nov but were stuck there till 24 Nov due to bad weather.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458623
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alain Agras M 1967 France Climber Asson, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Programmer Details Other expeditions
Marie-Eve Cote F 1976 France Climber Quebec City, Quebec Radiation therapist Details Other expeditions
Nathalie Fortin F 1968 Canada Climber Quebec City, Quebec Environment officer Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Genevois M 1965 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Eric Guay M 1970 Canada Climber Quebec City, Quebec Environment officer Details Other expeditions
Philippe (Phil) Jespers M 1940 Belgium Climber Brussels, Belgium Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Corine Lechien F 1963 France Climber Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Xavier Le Foul M 1974 France Climber Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Frederic Maltais M 1976 Canada Climber Quebec City, Quebec Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.