Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Bernard Milian. Summit reached on 7th November 2009. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD09326
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Bernard Milian
Sponsor	French Trio 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	See route details
Basecamp Date	2009-11-04
Summit Date	2009-11-07
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	3
Total Days	5
Termination Date	2009-11-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
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	Climbed Island Peak by all members and Sherpas on 30 Oct
Campsites	BC(04/11,4800m),C1(05/11,5900m),C2(06/11,6400m),Smt(07/11)
Route Notes	Approach: Lukla->Namche->Gokyo->Cho La->Lobuche->Kalapattar->Island Peak-> Pangboche. Laurens couple Milian and Finjo started fr om C2 at midnight of 6 November. Alain Laurens, Milian and Finjo reached summit at 9 am of 7 November. Francoise Laurens climbed up to 6500m and turned around to C2 due to tiredness. Milian, Alain Laurens and Finjo stayed on summit for 10 minutes. They arrived at C2 at 1 pm, continued to C1 where they reached at 6 pm, slept there. Next day to BC. Sherpa: Finjo Dorje, 3/9/86, Pangboche, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Khumbu Shangri-La Nepal
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459807
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	49366
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09326
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Alain Pierre Marie
Last Name	Laurens
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Albi, Tarn, France
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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	2009-11-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2432716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alain pierre marie laurens
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49367
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09326
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Francoise M. J. B.
Last Name	Laurens
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Albi, Tarn, France
Occupation	Ophthalmologist
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)	6500
Summit Date 1	2009-11-07
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433428
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francoise m. j. b. laurens
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49368
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09326
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Bernard Jean Francois
Last Name	Milian
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Albi, Tarn, France
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	2009-11-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2434199
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bernard jean francois milian
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49369
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09326
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2009-11-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2444505
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phinjo dorje (finjo dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alain Pierre Marie Laurens	M	1954	France	Climber	Albi, Tarn, France	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Francoise M. J. B. Laurens	F	1956	France	Climber	Albi, Tarn, France	Ophthalmologist	Details Other expeditions
Bernard Jean Francois Milian	M	1958	France	Leader	Albi, Tarn, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.