Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Thierry Bonhomme. Summit reached on 27th April 2010. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6737
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD10109
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Thierry Bonhomme
Sponsor	Ethnic Himalaya Expedition to Ama Dablam
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	Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2010-04-17
Summit Date	2010-04-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	10
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2010-04-30
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6300m due to no fixed ropes, snowfall
High Point (m)	6300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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(17/04,4600m),ABC(19/04,5500m),C2(20/04,6000m),xxx(27/04,6300m)
Route Notes	Bonhomme and Suman Gurung spent a night at C2. On 26 April next day they went up to 6300m. There were no fixed ropes, so they descended to BC and gave up climbing Ama Dablam. The team return to Kathmandu on 2 May and will leave on 15 May. Hired: Suman Gurung, 27/9/85, Laprak-7, Gorkha, no 8000ers
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dhan Prasad Gurung (Himalayan Guides pmt)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459979
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	50500
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Bonhomme
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Craponne, Rhone, France
Occupation	Teacher of technical subjects
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2010-04-27
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2435740
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry bonhomme
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	50501
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10109
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Suman
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Laprak-7, Gorkha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2010-04-27
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2444416
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	suman gurung
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	58716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Pierre
Last Name	Etaix
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	France
Status	Cameraman
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	65
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-pierre etaix
Year of Birth	-
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Thierry Bonhomme	M	1961	France	Leader	Craponne, Rhone, France	Teacher of technical subjects	Details Other expeditions
Suman Gurung	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Laprak-7, Gorkha	-	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Pierre Etaix	M	-	France	Cameraman	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.