Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Laurent Gillioz. Summit reached on 20th November 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6554
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD09320
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Laurent Gillioz
Sponsor	A Swiss 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	-
Basecamp Date	2009-11-14
Summit Date	2009-11-20
Summit Time	1430
Summit Days	6
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2009-11-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	Climbed Chhukung Ri on 12 Nov
Campsites	BC(14/11,4600m),ABC(15/11,5300m),C1(15/11,5800m),Smt(20/11)
Route Notes	Before going to Ama Dablam, Gillioz trekked extensively in Khumbu and climbed Chhukung Ri on 12 November. He arrived at BC on 14 November, slept in ABC on the 15th and in C1 on the 16th. He spent two nights in C1, then was driven down to BC by high winds on the 17th. He returned to C1 on the 19th, and left from this camp for the top on 20 November at 6:00 am. He was on the summit at 2:30 pm and back in BC at 7:00 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	World Records Expeditions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459820
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	49323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09320
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Laurent
Last Name	Gillioz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Iserables, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Artisan
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	2009-11-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	2441667
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	laurent gillioz
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Laurent Gillioz	M	1978	Switzerland	Leader	Iserables, Valais, Switzerland	Artisan	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.