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 | - | - | - |