Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A Belgium expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Andy Leemans. Summit reached on 13th November 2014. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8765
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14362
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Belgium
Leaders Andy Leemans
Sponsor Belgian Ama Dablam Expedition 2014
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 -
Approach See route notes
Basecamp Date 2014-10-27
Summit Date 2014-11-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2014-11-15
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to dangerous conditions
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(27/10,4600m),C1(04/11,5800m),C2(05/11,6000m),xxx(13/11,6400m)
Route Notes Approach: Tumlingtar by plane->Num by jeep->Sedua->Makalu BC->Sherpani Col->West Col->Mingbo La->Ama Dablam BC Notes from Dutch website: http://www.expeditieamadablam.be Oct 11 - Flight to Tumlingtar (met by Samden Bhote and three Sherpas: Karma, Nima and Dawa); by jeep to Chichila, then to Num. Oct 12 - Camped at Sedua (1500m). Oct 13 - Camped at Tashigaon (2070m). Oct 14 - Camped at Khongma (3560m). Oct 15 - Crossed Shipton La (4170m), down to Dobate (3800m). Oct 16 - Camped at Yangle Kharka (3600m). Oct 18 - Reached Makalu BC (4450m). Oct 19 - Camped in Barun Glacier (5250m). Oct 21 - Reached Sherpani Col low BC. Oct 22 - Reached Sherpani Col high BC (5700m). Oct 23 - Cross over Sherpani Col, West Col, and down to Hongu Glacier to Baruntse BC (5450m). Oct 24 - Went to Seto Pokhari (5072m) Oct 25 - Rest day. Oct 26 - Went over below Mingbo La (4511m) Oct 27 - Crossed Mingbo La (5817m) to Ama Dablam BC (4600m). Oct 28 - Rest day at BC. Oct 29 - Climbed toward ABC (5400m). Nov 02 - Climbed to C1 site (5800m), but no place to put camp due to crowding Nov 04 - Went to C1. Nov 05 - Went to C2 (6000m), now alone on mountain due to accident above since other teams cancel expeditions. Nov 08 - Back at BC. Nov 10 - Climbed to C1. Nov 11 - Climbed to C2. Nov 12 - Climbed above C2 until encountered damaged ropes. Nov 13 - Make another summit attempt to 6400m. Nov 15 - Depart BC for Phortse.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461779
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andy Leemans M 1980 Belgium Leader Genk, Belgium - Details Other expeditions
Davy Renaat Aerts M 1974 Belgium Climber Beringen, Belgium Gardener Details Other expeditions
Danny Johny Vandekerckhove M 1966 Belgium Climber Tielt, Belgium - Details Other expeditions
Samden (Sonam) Bhote M 1979 Nepal Sirdar Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Thundu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD14362 - - http://www.expeditieamadablam.be - - -
AMAD14362 - - http://blog.expeditieamadablam.be/#home - - -