Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Philippe Gatta, Jean-Marc Wojcik. Summit reached on 3rd May 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7128
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD10112
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Philippe Gatta, Jean-Marc Wojcik
Sponsor	-
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	Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2010-04-26
Summit Date	2010-05-03
Summit Time	1515
Summit Days	7
Total Days	9
Termination Date	2010-05-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
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(26/04,4600m),C1(27/04,5750m),C2(01/05,6000m),Smt(03/05)
Route Notes	Philippe Gatta - 16 Sept 2011 (by email) I posted a full report with route information, photos and videos here: http://www.philippegatta.fr/amadablam2.htm
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides permit?
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459985
Year	2010
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Field	Value
ID	52960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Philippe Francois Erasme
Last Name	Gatta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	St. Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Engineer
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	2010-05-03
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438081
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe francois erasme gatta
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Philippe Francois Erasme Gatta	M	1968	France	Co-Leader	St. Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Didier Wojcik	M	1957	France	Co-Leader	Matoury, French Guyana	Physician	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	8421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD10112
Reference ID	01
Year	2010
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.philippegatta.fr/amadablam2.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD10112	-	-	http://www.philippegatta.fr/amadablam2.htm	-	-	-