Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Jost Kobusch. Summit reached on 10th May 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8462
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14102
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Jost Kobusch
Sponsor Just Go for it Ama Dablam 2014
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->Tengboche
Basecamp Date 2014-04-27
Summit Date 2014-05-10
Summit Time 1815
Summit Days 13
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2014-05-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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(27/04,4600m),C1(29/04,5500m),C1B(07/05,5700m),C2(08/05,5995m),Smt(10/05)
Route Notes BC 27 Apr - 4600m C1 29 Apr - 5500m (for acclimatization); 5700m (for summit push) C2 08 May - 5995m On 29th, 30th and 1 May spent 3 nights at C1 (5500m) to acclimatize, then went back to BC. Here waited some days for good weather, went back to Thyangboche to meet a friend. On the 7 May, slept at new C1 (5700m), then on the 8 May at C2 (5995m) sleeping again there on the 9 May. On the 10 May, started at 0010 hr, reached the summit at 6:15 pm (initially planned to go up to the summit and down to C2 in 18 hrs) in -25 degree C conditions (felt temperature, not measured one), and was back to C2 at 2 am on the 11 May (26 hours up and down). This day he woke up at 11 am and was back to BC at 8 pm (really tired). Wind was Ok, but got really strong during really cold evenings. Conditions on the mountain quite icy this season, but good grip; scary passage at the Yellow Tower (climbed it with the rope hanging from his rucksack); had rests otherwise at rocky areas in the remnant of the route. From C2 not possible to use fixed ropes (frozen in blue ice) from 6200m to 6500m (1 line there, not very safe to use (confirmed by the Ukrainians of Kilichenko - in particular about the Koreans rope), then one last line from below the last rock island up besides to it. Below, had to avoid on right hand lots of powder snow, then on the left fixed ropes enforcing a wide crevasse (bad condition): he avoided this difficulty using a small couloir close to the rocks (after the routes turned move to the left again) Jost Kobusch could provide with pictures from the summit and one picture during his climb between C2 and summit (from mushroom ridge); had to climb during this period and keep his battery energy for the summit. He was watched as well from the valley. About the Russian accident (Osho Treks): Were 9 people on the mountain, even 10 on the permit. Jost Kobusch met 1 member in Dingboche who was feeling not well and didn't climb. Russians high point at around C3 (about 6400m). On 30 April, Jost Kobusch was going alone from C1 to C2, then met some of the Russian people at the top of the Yellow Tower. At 6:30 am, was an helicopter rescue around 6300m (lower than mushroom ridge, some of them in Grey Tower). 2 people had died from HAPE. Russians decided to go down to their C1 that day (Russian C1 a bit higher than Jost Kobusch C1) at 5700m. All look very exhausted. The Russian told they had 4 nights above 6000m (at C2 for sure and maybe C3). Jost Kobusch believes them to be too slow using very heavy style, 2 people having already altitude effect problems in Thyangboche. On 29 April usual afternoon snowfalls (5 cms of new powder snow) didn't allow helicopter to fly. Jost Kobusch hypothesis: Russian group climbed during the night of the 28th to 29 April from C2 to C3 around Grey Towers, went into bad situation due to altitude sickness on the 29 April, then on the 30 April two dead bodies and others could be picked up from the mountain. He is not sure whether they were going up or down when accident happened, maybe blocked or in between camps.
Accidents Had lung edema due to altitude and infection by some viral bacteria, coughing blood before summit; spent 3 days/2 nights on return to Kathmandu at SWACON hospital
Achievement Youngest solo climber to date
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks (Prestige Adventure pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461592
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jost Kobusch M 1992 Germany Leader Borgholzhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Student Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.