Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge
A Greece expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Alexios Passalidis. Summit reached on 25th October 2017. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9581 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD17318 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Greece |
| Leaders | Alexios Passalidis |
| Sponsor | Makalu Extreme International 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 | Germany |
| Approach | Lukla->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-20 |
| Summit Date | 2017-10-25 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2017-11-01 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(20/10),C1(23/10),C2A(24/10,6000n),C2B(28/10,6200m),Smt(25,29/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 20/10 4500m C1 23/10 5700m C2 24/10 by Vogel at 6000m C2 28/10 by Buckwitz, Passalidis at 6200m (advanced C3) Smt 25/10 by Vogel, Lhakpa Tshering Smt 29/10 by Passalidis, Buckwitz, Tenzing Chotar Sherpa, Nima Nuru Sherpa. Vogel with his guide Lakpa Sherpa started from C2 at 00:15 am. They reached the summit at 10:30 am, stayed on top for 15 minutes. Weather was perfect, blue sky. Descended to C2 (arrival at 8:30 pm). On 26 Oct back at BC. Buckwitz, Passalidis, Tenzing Chotar Sherpa and Nima Nuru Sherpa started at 2 am on 29 Oct. Passalidis with Tenzing Chhotar Sherpa summitted at 10:30 am, Buckwitz with Nima Nuru Sherpa at 11:30 am. Passalidis and Tenzing Chotar waited on summit for Buckwitz for one hour, staying a total of 1.5 hours on the summit. Buckwitz and Nima Sherpa stayed on top for 10 minutes. All 4 descended together to C2 (arrival at 5 pm). On 30 Oct back to BC. According to Oxana Morneva Thomas Vogel summitted on 24 Oct, others on 28 Oct. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Hired: Nima Nuru Sherpa, Thami Tenzing Chotar Sherpa, Thami Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, Thami |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Makalu Extreme Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463624 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexios Passalidis | M | 1957 | Greece | Leader | Potsdam, Germany | Owner of travel agency | Details Other expeditions |
| Detlef Volker Buckwitz | M | 1958 | Germany | Climber | Berlin, Germany | Financial advisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Vogel | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Bannewitz, Saxony, Germany | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phurte, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Nuru Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Chhotar Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche-4, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.