Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Walter Fetscher. Summit reached on 1st November 2009. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD09335
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Walter Fetscher
Sponsor	Swiss 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	2009-10-28
Summit Date	2009-11-01
Summit Time	0945
Summit Days	4
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2009-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
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 on 27 Oct
Campsites	BC(28/10,4600m),C1(30/10,5800m),C2(31/10,6100m),Smt(01/11)
Route Notes	Approach: Phakding, Namche, Dole, Pheriche, Gokyo, Tagnar, Jamla, Gorak Shep, Dingboche, Chhukung, Island Peak BC, Dingboche. Luethi, Fetscher, Meyer and Ngima left C2 at 4 am on 1 Nov. The team reached summit at 9:45 am. Stayed on summit for 15-40 minutes. The team descended to C2 at 1 pm ,then continued down to BC at 6 pm. On summit day there was an Italian mountain guide with a Sherpa summiter ahead of Swiss team and after that there were on summit 2 Belgians with 2 Sherpas and two more climbers. The weather was perfect on the summit day. Luethi returned to Kathmandu on 5 November and left on 8 November. Fetscher and Meyer returned to Kathmandu on 6 Nov. Fetscher left on 7 Nov.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Matterhorn Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459801
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	49414
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09335
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Walter Karl
Last Name	Fetscher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Attinghausen, Uri, Switzerland
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	2009-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2437389
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walter karl fetscher
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49415
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09335
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Herbert
Last Name	Luethi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2009-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2434849
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	herbert luethi
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49416
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09335
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Dominik Urs
Last Name	Meyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zug, Switzerland
Occupation	Financial advisor
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	2009-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2436875
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dominik urs meyer
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09335
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ngima Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghat, 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	2009-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2441388
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngima wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Walter Karl Fetscher	M	1967	Switzerland	Leader	Attinghausen, Uri, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Herbert Luethi	M	1960	Switzerland	Climber	Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dominik Urs Meyer	M	1965	Switzerland	Climber	Zug, Switzerland	Financial advisor	Details Other expeditions
Ngima Wangchu Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghat, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.