Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Ryuseki Hiraoka. Summit reached on 5th November 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6544
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD09310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ryuseki Hiraoka
Sponsor Adventure Guides Ama Dablam Expedition 2009
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 -
Basecamp Date 2009-10-30
Summit Date 2009-11-05
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 6
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2009-11-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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 Climbed Nirekha Peak (NREK-093-01)
Campsites BC(30/10,4500m),C1(02/11,5700m),C2(03/11,5900m),C3(04/11,6300m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes Before climbing Ama Dablam, the expedition went to Nirekha Peak (6159m), which is east-northeast of the better-known Gokyo Peak in Khumbu. The leader, Isoda, Kudo, Phu Tashi Sherpa and Min Bahadur Tamang, reached the summit via the West Ridge on 25 October. The Ama Dablam summit party consisted of Ryuseki Hiraoka, Isoda, Kudo and Miura, plus Kitap Sing Tamang, Min Bahadur Tamang, Phu Tashi Sherpa and Phura Chhiri Sherpa. They left C3 on at 4:00 am on 5 November, and all of them reached the summit, Kudo and Miura first at 9:00 am and the last were there at 9:45 am. They were down to C2 at about 5:00 pm. On the 6th, all arrived in BC. The 7th was a day of rest, and the 8th they left for Lukla. Non-summiting members: Mrs Tomoko Hiraoka as BC manager remained most of the time in BC, but on 2 November she went to C1 with the rest of the team. Ms Takano climbed to 5800m on 3 November, turned back because she was tired and had a pain in her shoulder. Sherpas: Kitap Sing Tamang, 30/8/76 (14/5/2033), Deusa-6, Solu Min Bahadur Tamang, 18/8/79 (2/5/2036), Lisankhu-5, Sindhupalchowk Phu Tashi Sherpa, 23/10/77 (7/7/2034), Phortse, Khumbu, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Phura Chhiri Sherpa, 1968-69 (2025), Lokhim-9, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459805
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ryuseki Hiraoka M 1968 Japan Leader Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tomoko Hiraoka F 1966 Japan BC Manager Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan Assistant in her husband's business organizing expeditions Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Isoda M 1946 Japan Climber Toyobashi, Aichi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Noboru Kudo M 1955 Japan Climber Kurokawa, Miyagi, Japan Staff member of legal firm Details Other expeditions
Hatsumi Miura F 1951 Japan Climber Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan Hotel staff member Details Other expeditions
Yoshiko Takano F 1943 Japan Climber Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan Retired piano teacher Details Other expeditions
Kitap Sing Tamang M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Min Bahadur (Bijay) Tamang M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Lisankhu-5, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.