Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A Israel expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Nir Koren. Summit reached on 13th November 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD08336
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Israel
Leaders	Nir Koren
Sponsor	-
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	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Tengboche
Basecamp Date	2008-11-01
Summit Date	2008-11-13
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	12
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2008-11-14
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(01/11,4650m),C1(09/11,5800m),C2(10/11,6100m),C3(11/11,6400m),Smt(13/11)
Route Notes	Koren and Pasang Lama left C3 at 6 am, reached summit at 12 noon on 13 Nov, stayed on summit between 15-20 minutes, descended to C3 at around 2:30 pm. Next day to BC. Koren wrote in his email that he climbed two vertical sections barefoot. The weather on summit day was clear and blue sky but for few hours while going up it was windy. He wrote that while descending from summit Koren and Bhote met one climber from England and another one from Ireland near the Dablam. Koren met the two climbers again in C2 the day after and they told Koren they did go to summit. Koren returned to Kathmandu on 18 Nov and left on 20 Nov. Hired: Pasang Lama Bhote (26)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459402
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08336
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Nir
Last Name	Koren
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Israel
Status	Leader
Residence	Kriyat, Israel
Occupation	Student
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442313
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nir koren
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08336
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Lama
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Son of Phurba Ridar Bhote
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443841
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang lama bhote
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Nir Koren	M	1980	Israel	Leader	Kriyat, Israel	Student	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lama Bhote	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.