Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge
A Belgium expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Damien Francois. Summit reached on 15th November 2009. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6563 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD09329 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Leaders | Damien Francois |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | False |
| 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->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-11-06 |
| Summit Date | 2009-11-15 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2009-11-18 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6167 due to bad weather forecast |
| High Point (m) | 6167 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(06/11,4600m),C1(10/11,5800m),C2(15/11,6167m),xxx(15/11,6167m) |
| Route Notes | Francois and Pasang spent night at C2 on 15 November. They were planning to put up C3 on 16 Nov. The evening of 15 November, weather started deteriorating, high wind and snowstorm. The team got weather forecast from Canada that said the bad weather will remain for next few days. Then the team decided to give up summit bid and descended to BC on 16 November. Sherpa: Pasang Tenzing, 15/06/2041 (01/10/84), Beding, Gaurishankar-1, Everest: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Cho Oyu: 2006, 2006, 2007 Ama Dablam: 2008 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Adventure Extreme permit |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459815 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Damien Joel Georges Francois | M | 1964 | Belgium | Leader | Eupen, Liege, Belgium | Author | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.