Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Daniel Schliefensteiner. Summit reached on 17th May 2007. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5580 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD07115 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2007 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Daniel Schliefensteiner |
| Sponsor | Swiss 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 | Canada |
| Approach | Lukla->Island Peak->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2007-05-12 |
| Summit Date | 2007-05-17 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 9 |
| Termination Date | 2007-05-21 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6100m due to route too difficult, too long west of C3 |
| High Point (m) | 6100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(12/05,4580m),C1(16/05,5800m),xxx(17/05,6100m) |
| Route Notes | High point team left C1 at 7 am on 17 May. When they reached 6100m Schliefsteiner decided that group was not up to the climb and made them turn back. They turned back at 10 am. Schliefsteiner and Couture stayed at C1, where they arrived at 2 pm. Aubert carried on to BC, where they arrived at 6 pm. The next day other two members arrived at BC. Villet reached C1 (5800m) on 16 May. He did not feel well and descended to BC same day. He remained at BC for remainder of expedition. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458855 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Antoine Aubert | M | 1958 | Switzerland | Climber | Lausanne, Switzerland | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie-France Couture | F | 1975 | Canada | Climber | Blonay, Switzerland | Public relations specialist | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Schliefsteiner | M | 1971 | Switzerland | Leader | Blonay, Vaud, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Villet | M | 1985 | Switzerland | Climber | Forel, Aargau, Switzerland | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.