Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge
A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Felix Berg, Holly Budge. Summit reached on 27th October 2016. 21 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9204 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD16302 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Felix Berg, Holly Budge |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2016 (Group 1) |
| 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, Austria, India, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche=>Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2016-10-27 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 2016-11-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(18/10,4500m),ABC(19/10,5100m),C1(20/10,5400m),C2(26/10,5800m),Smt(27,30-31/10) |
| Route Notes | First summit team set out on 27 Oct at 2:30 am, reached summit at 10:30 am and stayed one hour, then returned to C2 between 3:30 and 4:30 pm. Weather fine, conditions perfect, strong wind from C3 site until summit. Second summit team set out on 29 Oct at 11:30 pm, reached summit at 3 pm on 30 Oct and stayed 1-1/2 hours, then returned to C2 at 11:30 pm. Good weather, good conditions, no wind. Third summit team set out on 31 Oct at 12 am, reached summit at 8:30 am, stayed 1 hour and returned to C2 about 4 pm. Best weather, best conditions, no wind. Udai Dadwal remained at BC to join the next SummitClimb team for a summit attempt with Gelbu Sherpa. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462495 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
21 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Alexander Berg | M | 1980 | Germany | Leader | Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland | Managing director of a travel company | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Szwed | M | 1981 | Germany | Climber | Balingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Eduard Udo Alexander Wagner | M | 1977 | Austria | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen Franz Konermann | M | 1959 | Germany | Climber | - | Psychologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Thorsten Hoeke | M | 1983 | Germany | Climber | - | Chemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfgang Heydenreuter | M | 1985 | Germany | Climber | - | Chemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Herbert Hansel | M | 1957 | Germany | Climber | Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Carmen Larraz Melero | F | 1977 | Spain | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Life artist | Details Other expeditions |
| Stefan Delvo | M | 1969 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Adventurer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Henry Teunis | M | 1967 | Australia | Climber | - | Medical sonographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Lillestol Seljeset | M | 1987 | Norway | Climber | - | Network technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Magdalena Ewa Wilczek | F | 1981 | Poland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| David Matthew Trevitt | M | 1980 | UK | Climber | - | Plastic surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Holly Claire Budge | F | 1978 | UK | Leader | Alresford, Hampshire, England | Web designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Kirk | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward James Buckingham | M | 1972 | UK | Climber | Saltash, Cornwall, England | Postal carrier | Details Other expeditions |
| Udai Bhanu Singh Dadwal | M | 1973 | India | Climber | - | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Karma Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dorje Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD16302 | - | - | https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/ama-dablam-news/ | - | - | - |