Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Anton (Toni) Spirig. Summit reached on 13th November 2014. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8751 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD14348 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2014 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Anton (Toni) Spirig |
| Sponsor | Strapazis Ama Dablam Expedition 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 | Zatra La->Mera Peak->Baruntse BC->Amphu La->Ama Dablam BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2014-11-09 |
| Summit Date | 2014-11-13 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 7 |
| Termination Date | 2014-11-16 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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 | Summited Mera Peak and Baruntse on 4 Nov (BARU-143-06) |
| Campsites | BC(09/11,4600m),C1(11/11,5800m),Smt(13/11) |
| Route Notes | BC 09/11 4600m C1 11/11 5800m Smt 13/11 by Stephan Braun, Benedikt Braun, Albin Kretz, Toni Spirig, Bernhard Staehli, Siddhi Tamang at 11:30 am. Summit team left C1 at 4 am. Weather was perfect. Few high clouds and calm. Straightforward climb. One other summiteer from Poland. The stayed 30 minutes on the summit and descended to C1, where they arrived between 4 pm and 5 pm. Pfister got altitude sick on the trek to BC and left expedition before they reached Baruntse BC. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | BARU14306 |
| Checksum | 2461779 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Karl (Toni) Spirig | M | 1953 | Switzerland | Leader | Celerina, Graudunden, Switzerland | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Benedikt Robert Braun | M | 1985 | Switzerland | Climber | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephan Heinrich Braun | M | 1981 | Switzerland | Climber | Celerina, Graudunden, Switzerland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Albin Kretz | M | 1983 | Switzerland | Climber | Igis, Graubunden, Switzerland | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Urs Pfister | M | 1962 | Switzerland | Climber | Samedan, Graubunden, Switzerland | Manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernhard Adrian Staehli | M | 1979 | Switzerland | Climber | Thun, Bern, Switzerland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Siddhi Bahadur Tamang | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Simigaon, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
8 recorded references.