Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Rainer Pircher. Summit reached on 21st October 2006. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5480
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD06332
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Rainer Pircher
Sponsor Amical Alpin 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 Austria
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2006-10-09
Summit Date 2006-10-21
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 12
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2006-10-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 9
Summit Members 5
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(09/10,4600m),ABC(12/10,5400m),C1(15/10,5800m),C3(20/10,6300m),Smt(21/10)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at 7:30 am. Weather was cloudy and it snowed occasionally. They spent about 45 minutes on summit, no views. Everybody of summit team, apart from Pircher, descended to C3, where they arrived at 4 pm. Pircher descended to C1, where he arrived at 6:30 pm. Bucher, Kahn and Landwehr reached C1 on 15 Oct and stayed the night, then descended to BC. Kahn and Landwehr left BC on 17 Oct due to lack of psychological strength. Bucher ascended to C1 one more time on 19 Oct but abandoned climb due to lack of motivation. Teichert got to 6000m on 20 Oct but turned back due to weakness and he had a cold. He descended to C1, where he stayed the night, then descended to ABC the next day and BC on 22 Oct. Sherpas: Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, Beding, 27/1/81, Everest X4 Tshering Tashi Sherpa, Khumjung, 7/12/85, Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement 1st expedition this season
Agency Thamserku Trekking (Rai)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458601
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brigitte Angela Bayr F 1960 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Matthias Boettger M 1963 Germany Climber Hinterhermsdorf, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Torsten Bucher M 1967 Germany Climber Fellbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Werner Kahn M 1963 Austria Climber Leisach, Tirol, Austria Toolmaker Details Other expeditions
Joerg Landwehr M 1969 Germany Climber Friedberg, Bavaria, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Rainer Lorenz Pircher M 1967 Germany Leader Marktoberdorf, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thomas Streng M 1962 Germany Climber Wiessenttal, Bavaria, Germany Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Joerg Teichert M 1959 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Computer scientist Details Other expeditions
Thomas Thanner M 1958 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Tashi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.