Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge

A Slovenia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Franc Pepevnik. Summit reached on 2nd November 2017. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9583
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD17320
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2017
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Slovenia
Leaders	Franc Pepevnik
Sponsor	Slovenian 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->Gokyo->Cho La->Kalapattar->Ever BC->Lobuche East->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date	2017-10-26
Summit Date	2017-11-02
Summit Time	0630
Summit Days	7
Total Days	9
Termination Date	2017-11-04
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	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	Climbed Lobuche East
Campsites	BC(26/10,4600m),C1(31/10,5700m),C2(01/11,6000m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes	BC 26/10 4600m C1 31/10 5700m C2 01/11 6000m Smt 02/11 Tashi Sherpa, Pepevnik and Breznik at 6:30 am. Team climbed Lobuche East for acclimatization. Knez also climbed Lobuche and went to Ama Dablam BC, but not higher because he was suffering from asthma. He left BC on 27 Oct and was back in Kathmandu on 30 Oct. Tashi Sherpa, Breznik and Pepevnik started from C2 at 10 pm, summitted at 6:30 am on 2 Nov. Stayed on top for half an hour, it was very cold and both members got frostbitten. Then down to C1 (arrival at 4:15 pm). On 3 Nov down to BC. Team left BC on 4 Nov by helicopter to Ktmdu. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Breznik frostbite on small and ring fingers of left hand and on thumb of right hand, expected 100% recovery. Pepevnik frostbite at big toe of left foot. He has been to hospital in Ktmdu, 3rd-degree frostbite, probably no amputation. Will have another check when back in Slovenia. Hired: Ngatashi (Tashi) Sherpa, maybe 38 years old, from Sankhusawabha, now living in Darjeeling
Accidents	Pepevnik and Breznik frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Waves (Snowy Horizon pmt)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463632
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	69995
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD17320
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Franc (Aco)
Last Name	Pepevnik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Leader
Residence	Sentjur, Slovenia
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2017-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2017-11-02
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434612
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franc (aco) pepevnik
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	69996
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD17320
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Marjeta
Last Name	Breznik
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Celje, Slovenia
Occupation	Sales (electronic household appliances)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2017-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2017-11-02
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438244
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marjeta breznik
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD17320
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Matej
Last Name	Knez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Slovenia
Status	Climber
Residence	Lasko, Slovenia
Occupation	Manager of a fabric factory
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2442748
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matej knez
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	69998
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD17320
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Nga Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2017-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442391
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nga tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Franc (Aco) Pepevnik	M	1959	Slovenia	Leader	Sentjur, Slovenia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marjeta Breznik	F	1969	Slovenia	Climber	Celje, Slovenia	Sales (electronic household appliances)	Details Other expeditions
Matej Knez	M	1981	Slovenia	Climber	Lasko, Slovenia	Manager of a fabric factory	Details Other expeditions
Nga Tashi Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.