Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge

A Poland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Ryszard Pawlowski. Summit reached on 27th October 2017. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9570
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD17307
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Ryszard Pawlowski
Sponsor Patagonia Mountain Agency (PMA) Ama Dablam Expedition 2017
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->Island Peak->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2017-10-23
Summit Date 2017-10-27
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 4
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2017-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Summited Island Peak
Campsites BC(23/10,4500m),ABC(24/10,5300m),C1(25/10,5700m),C2(26/10,6000m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes BC 23/10 4500m (Ama Dablam Lodge) ABC 24/10 5400m C1 25/10 5700m C2 26/10 6000m Smt 27/10 by Berendt and Nowak. Team started for summit from C2 at 2 am, Nowak reached top at 11 am, Berendt at 12 pm. Nowak waited on the summit for Berendt, weather was very good, not much wind. They descended together to C2 (arrival: 9 pm), on 28 Oct they went down to Ama Dablam Lodge. Strelau and Bulczak were one day behind the rest of the group. They together with Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa started summit push from C2 at 1 am on 28 Oct. Bulczak didn't feel well and had some problems with his eyes. He turned around with Lhakpa Nuru at 6500m at 1 pm. They went down to C2, arriving at 7 pm. Strelau went on, but had to turn at 6700m at 4 pm because he was too slow and ran out of power. He was back at C2 at 10 pm. Next day Strelau, Bulchak and Lhakpa Nuru went down to Pangboche. Kowalski only made it up to C2. Pawlowski was the leader of the group, but was not on permit and never intended to climb himself. Wiktor Wajda climbed Island Peak with the group but wasn't on AMAD permit either. Team left BC on 29 Oct. Oxygen; Not taken not used. Hired: Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, Phortse, 18/06/1980
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Climbalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463626
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski M 1950 Poland Leader Katowice, Poland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Agnieszka Berendt F 1976 Poland Climber Mierzecice, Poland - Details Other expeditions
Dariusz Piotr Bulczak M 1967 Poland/USA Climber - Physician Details Other expeditions
Norbert Miler Kowalski M 1975 Poland Climber - Works with Audi (office) Details Other expeditions
Bartlomiej Edward Nowak M 1978 Poland Climber Wojkowice, Poland Politician & professor Details Other expeditions
Karol Jacek Strelau M 1966 Poland Climber Gowino, Poland Businessman Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.