Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Andreas Sippel. Summit reached on 5th November 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6728
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD08344
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Andreas Sippel
Sponsor	Two Germans on Ama Dablam
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	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2008-10-27
Summit Date	2008-11-05
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	9
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2008-11-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
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(27/10,4700m),C1(02/11,5800m),C2(04/11,6040m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes	Andreas Sippel and Saskia Held left C2 at 5 am. At about 6:30 am they came across blood in the snow which bothered Held so much that she wanted to turn back. Sippel descended to C2 with her and arrived at 7:00 am; At 7:15 am Sippel started again and summited on his own. After summit he descended to C2, wehre he arrived at 1 pm. On 6 November they tried another summit push but it was too cold, so they turned back at about 6200m and descended to BC.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459439
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	50471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08344
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Saskia
Last Name	Held
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Sachsenkam, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Pharmacist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	2008-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2439699
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	saskia held
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	50472
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08344
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Andreas
Last Name	Sippel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Sachsenkam, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2008-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
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	2437948
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andreas sippel
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Saskia Held	F	1973	Germany	Climber	Sachsenkam, Bavaria, Germany	Pharmacist	Details Other expeditions
Andreas Sippel	M	1968	Germany	Leader	Sachsenkam, Bavaria, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.