Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge
A Belgium expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Davy Aerts. Summit reached on 5th November 2017. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9579 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD17316 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Leaders | Davy Aerts |
| Sponsor | Belgian 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 | From Cholatse BC->Phortse->Ama Dablam BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-28 |
| Summit Date | 2017-11-05 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2017-11-07 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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 Cholatse (CHOL-173-01) |
| Campsites | BC(28/10,4600m),C1(03/11,5700m),C2(04/11,6000m),Smt(05/11) |
| Route Notes | BC 28/10 4600m C1 03/11 5700m C2 04/11 6000m Smt 05/11 by both members, both Sherpas. Team climbed Cholatse before and was well acclimatized. They summitted between 11 and 12:30 pm. Started from C2 at 12:30 am. Stayed on top for maybe 45 minutes. It was very cold and windy. A lot of fresh snow (30-40cm). They were the only climbers to go for the summit that day. They walked down to C2 (arrival: 8:20 pm). It took a long time to descend, quite dangerous descent. Ropes above C3 were badly fixed. On 6 Nov down to BC, arriving at 2 pm. Aerts saw Rozov [a few days] before he died in base jump. Aerts saw him jumping from little lower than Yellow Tower, just below C2 on 4 Nov. Team left BC on 7 Nov. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Hired: Tenzing Dorje, Phortse, 19/11/1970 Tshering Thundu Sherpa, Khumjung, 04/10/1974 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking (Prestige Adventure pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463635 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Renaat Aerts | M | 1974 | Belgium | Leader | Beringen, Belgium | Gardener | Details Other expeditions |
| Danny Johny Vandekerckhove | M | 1966 | Belgium | Climber | Tielt, Belgium | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Thundu Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.