Ama Dablam | 2012 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2012 via SW Ridge, led by James Cox. Summit reached on 3rd May 2012. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7493
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD12108
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders James Cox
Sponsor Freiburg 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 Australia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-26
Summit Date 2012-05-03
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2012-05-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Lobuche East to acclimatize by 2 Swiss and Nima from Taksindu
Campsites BC(26/04,4500m),C1(28/04,5750m),C2(02/05,6000m),Smt(03/05)
Route Notes The two Swiss members and Nima Sherpa (Taksindu) climbed Lobuche East on 23 April to acclimatize, then Ama Dablam BC was established the next day. The summit party consisted of the two Swiss members, Corpataux and Fasel, with the two Sherpas, Nima (Ghat) and Nima (Taksindu). They left C2 for the top at 3:30 am on 3 May and reached the summit at 10:00am. They were back in C2 to sleep at 4:00 pm. The whole team was togethter in BC on the 4th. Cox reached C1 twice: to acclimatize with the rest of the team, and 1 May when the others were on their way to establish C2 the following day. But he never went higher. He returned to BC the same day because there was not sufficient time for him to touch C2 and get back to BC the same day. He now had no expectation of going to the summit. Sherpas: Nima Sherpa, 11/1/77, Ghat, Solukhumbu, no 8000ers Nima Sherpa, 22/8/74, Taksindu, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Matterhorn Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460763
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ronny Corpataux M 1982 Switzerland Climber Freiburg, Switzerland Sales representative for sports brand Details Other expeditions
James Robert (Jimmy) Cox M 1951 Australia Leader Sunshine Beach, QLD, Australia Retired business operator Details Other expeditions
Pascal Fasel M 1983 Switzerland Climber Freiburg, Switzerland Police officer Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Ghat, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.