Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Carole Fuchs. Summit reached on 17th November 2016. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9390
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD16360
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Carole Fuchs
Sponsor French Ama Dablam Expedition 2016 (II)
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 Namche->Phortse->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2016-11-12
Summit Date 2016-11-17
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 5
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2016-11-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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(12/11,700m),ABC(13/11,5800m),C1(14/11,5900m),C2(16/11,6200m),Smt(17/11)
Route Notes Carole Fuchs made two attempts on Ama Dablam (early October and mid-November). Fuchs left C2 at 11:30 pm on 16 Nov, summited at 9:30 am, stayed 20 minutes, then returned to BC. Good weather, not cold.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462561
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Carole Fuchs F 1979 France Leader Paris, France Professional triathlete Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD16360 - - https://carolefuchs.com/mountains/ - - -