Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A Bulgaria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Gueorgui Gueorguiev. Summit reached on 23rd November 2009. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6572
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Bulgaria
Leaders	Gueorgui Gueorguiev
Sponsor	Free Mountains Ama Dablam Expedition
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	2009-11-20
Summit Date	2009-11-23
Summit Time	0945
Summit Days	3
Total Days	4
Termination Date	2009-11-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	5
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	-
Campsites	BC(20/11,4600m),ABC(21/11,5400m),C2(22/11,6100m),Smt(23/11)
Route Notes	Gueorguiev, Vatev, Valchev, Hristova and Kinov started their summit bid from C2 between 4-4:15 am. Gueorguiev reached summit at 9:45 am, stayed on summit for 30 minutes and back to C2 around 1 pm. Vatev, Valchev, Hristova and Kinov reached summit by 12 noon. Hristova was the last one to reach to the summit. By 4 pm all members were back to C2, slept there. Next day all climbers descended to Pangboche. Volkov left expedition on 15 Nov from Island Peak BC due to business back home; he returned to Kathmandu on 27 November.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Prestige Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459823
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	49426
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Gueorgui Krastev
Last Name	Gueorguiev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Leader
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
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	2009-11-23
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	aka Georgi Georgiev
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440536
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gueorgui krastev gueorguiev
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Yanka Dimitrova (Yachika)
Last Name	Hristova
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Trainer (team builder)
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	2009-11-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2440061
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yanka dimitrova (yachika) hristova
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49428
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ilian
Last Name	Kinov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
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	2009-11-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2438045
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ilian kinov
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49429
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Krazimir
Last Name	Stoyanov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Economist
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krazimir stoyanov
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Marian Iliev
Last Name	Valchev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	IT specialist
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	2009-11-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2439230
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marian iliev valchev
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Zhevo Ganchev (Jeko)
Last Name	Vatev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Occupation	Economist
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	2009-11-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2435542
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zhevo ganchev (jeko) vatev
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49432
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09338
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Velislav
Last Name	Volkov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Manager
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437297
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	velislav volkov
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gueorgui Krastev Gueorguiev	M	1975	Bulgaria	Leader	Sofia, Bulgaria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Yanka Dimitrova (Yachika) Hristova	F	1974	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Trainer (team builder)	Details Other expeditions
Ilian Kinov	M	1968	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Krazimir Stoyanov	M	1951	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Marian Iliev Valchev	M	1972	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	IT specialist	Details Other expeditions
Zhevo Ganchev (Jeko) Vatev	M	1962	Bulgaria	Climber	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Velislav Volkov	M	1966	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Manager	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.