Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Markus Weber. Summit reached on 23rd October 2017. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9589 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD17326 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Markus Weber |
| Sponsor | Kobler & Partner 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->Gokyo Ri->Lobuche East->Ama Dablam BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-19 |
| Summit Date | 2017-10-23 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 2017-10-25 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | Climbed Lobuche East |
| Campsites | BC(19/10,4533m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(22/10,6000m),Smt(23/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 19/10 4533m C1 21/10 5800m C2 22/10 6000m HPt 23/10 6700m at 7-7:15 am by Markus Weber Smt 23/10 by Luciani, Kusang Tenzing Sherpa at 8 am; by Prem Magar at 8:15 am. Team started for summit from C2 at 1 am. Luciani and Kusang Tenzing Sherpa summitted at 8 am, Prem Magar summitted shortly after, at around 8:15 am. It was cold and windy, but good conditions overall. They stayed on top for 20 minutes. Descended to C1, which they reached at 4:30 pm. Stayed the night at C1, next day everyone was back at BC. Weber had problems with his left eye, eye turned blind because of dryness. He had to turn around at approximately 6700m between 7-7:15 am because of his eye and cold feet. He descended alone to C2, where he waited for 2 hours in his sleeping bag for the others. From C2 to C1 the entire team descended together. Team left BC on 25 Nov. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Accidents: Weber had to turn around 100m below summit because his left eye turned blind and he had cold feet. Prem Sherpa also developed problems with his eyes on descent (dryness). Both took eyedrops and are already fully recovered. Hired: Kusang Tenzing Sherpa, Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung, 16/05/1986 Prem Magar, Solukhumbu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Vision (Snowy Horizon pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463622 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Weber | M | 1966 | Switzerland | Leader | Brienz, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Pasquin Olivier Luciani | M | 1973 | Germany | Climber | Markt Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Prem Magar | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kusang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.