Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge
A Italy expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Johann Hofer. Summit reached on 19th November 2008. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6201 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD08329 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Johann Hofer |
| Sponsor | Italian Ama Dablam 2008 |
| 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 | Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-11-13 |
| Summit Date | 2008-11-19 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2008-11-25 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(13/11,4600m),C1(17/11,5800m),C2(18/11,6000m),Smt(19,21/11) |
| Route Notes | C3 at mushroom ridge. Italian Ama Dablam, led by Johann Hofer - 29 Nov 2008 The expedition's members went to the summit in two parties and put all members and both Sherpas on the top. On 19 Nov the first party consisted of Burger, Hainz, Hofer, Pescollderungg, Pedvilla and Lhakpa Temba. They left C2 at 6:00 am, were on the summit between 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm and were back in C2 at 5:00 pm. They descended to BC on the 20th. On the 21st, the four remaining members and the team's other Sherpa went to the summit. They were Pilser, Staffler, Studer, Unterfrauner and Tendi. They left C2 at 5:30 am, summited at 11:00 am and returned to C2 at 3:00 pm. They were back in BC on the 22nd. Sherpas: Lhakpa Temba, 4/8/73, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest X3 Tendi Sherpa, 2/12/76 (17/8/2033), Gudel, Solu, no 8000ers |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Monviso Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459408 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus Burger | M | 1973 | Italy | Climber | Rasen Antholz, Balzano, Italy | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Albin Hainz | M | 1962 | Italy | Climber | Brunico, Bolzano, Italy | Magazine editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Johann Hofer | M | 1963 | Italy | Leader | Lana, Bolzano, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Erich Pescollderungg | M | 1969 | Italy | Climber | San Cassiano, Bolzano, Italy | Community worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Manfred Pilser | M | 1963 | Italy | Climber | St. Pankraz, Bolzano, Italy | Community worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Roland Pedevilla | M | 1964 | Italy | Climber | San Martino in Badia, Bolzano, Italy | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Markus Staffler | M | 1972 | Italy | Climber | Lana, Bolzano, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Studer | M | 1981 | Switzerland | Climber | Visperterminen, Valais, Switzerland | Construction worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Unterfrauner | M | 1966 | Italy | Climber | Brunico, Bolzano, Italy | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Tendi Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Temba Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.