Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Melanie Kreuzer. Summit reached on 13th May 2011. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7047 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD11102 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Melanie Kreuzer |
| Sponsor | Ace Ama Dablam Expedition |
| 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 | Germany |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-04-30 |
| Summit Date | 2011-05-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2011-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6000m due to too much snow, risk of avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| 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(30/04,4600m),ABC(11/05,5000m),C1(12/05,5800m),xxx(13/05,6000m) |
| Route Notes | Kreuzer and Pasang Nima left C1 on 13 May hoping to go up, but when they got to 6000m they could not move up due to heavy snow. Then they went down to BC where they arrived at 3 pm. Sherpa: Pasang Nima Sherpa, 1/11/1971 (15/07/2028), Bakachol-9, Khotang, Everest X1 |
| Accidents | Beikirch suffered from high altitude sickness on 12 May at 5300m and went down to BC |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Ace the Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460406 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henriette Irmgard Beikirch | F | 1972 | Germany | Climber | Wanaka, New Zealand | Park ranger & ski patroller | Details Other expeditions |
| Melanie Kreuzer | F | 1979 | Switzerland | Leader | Zurich, Switzerland | Information & technologies manager (promotes Himalayan trekking exped) | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bakachol-9, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.