Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Bertrand Roche. Summit reached on 6th November 2016. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9374
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD16351
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Bertrand Roche
Sponsor French Ama Dablam Parapente Expedition 2016
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->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2016-11-01
Summit Date 2016-11-06
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 5
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2016-11-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide True
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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(01/11,4600m),C1(05/11,5700m),Smt(06/11)
Route Notes Parapente descent from the summit of Ama Dablam by Bacou and Roche on the weekend of 7 Nov. They were separate from the Portefaix French team. Summit day, 6 November: Bacou and Roche left C1 at midnight, summited at 8:30 am, flied down straight to Tengboche. Landed at 9 am from top with a tandem paraglide (Biskin model of Niviuk, 4 kgs weight). No one on top, but were followed by 3 Spanish people during the ascent. They were separate from the Portefaix French Ama Dablam team.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st tandem paragliding flight from Ama Dablam
Agency Himalayan Karma Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462550
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean Michel Bacou M 1971 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bertrand (Zebulon) Roche M 1973 France Leader Sardieres, Savoie, France Alpine guide & paragliding instructor Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD16351 - - https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/News/2016-12-7/Para-alpinism-on-Ama-Dablam-with-Bertrand-Zeb-Roche-and-Jean-Michel-Bacou#.WGV2KxQrl8Z - - -
AMAD16351 - - https://vimeo.com/196186872 - - -
AMAD16351 - - http://www.ledauphine.com/hautes-alpes/2016/11/12/decollage-de-6856-m-d-altitude-au-nepal-en-parapente - - -