Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge
A Romania expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Radu Albu. Summit reached on 19th October 2017. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9593 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD17330 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Romania |
| Leaders | Radu Albu |
| Sponsor | Satori Adventures 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 | Australia, China, Hungary, India, Ireland, Ukraine, USA |
| Approach | Lukla->Kalapattar->Ama Dablam BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-08 |
| Summit Date | 2017-10-19 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2017-10-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(08/10,4500m),C1(14/10,5600m),C2(16/10,5900m),C3(18/10,6200m),Smt(20/10),Smt(19,21,31) |
| Route Notes | BC 08/10 4500m C1 14/10 5600m C2 16/10 5900m C3 18/10 6200m Smt 20/10 Darabont and Nima Sherpa at 7:30 am, by Dawa Sherpa at about 7:15 am. Team set off from C3 at 4 am. Darabont and Nima reached the summit at 7:30 am. Dawa Sherpa was faster and summitted a few minutes before them. They stayed on the top for 10 minutes, then went down to C1 (12:30-1 pm). It was very cold, but it was sunny and they enjoyed great views. On 21 Oct they were back at BC. Darabont is the first Hungarian to scale Ama Dablam. Radu Albu and Rajat Bhattacharya were on the permit as well but they never went above BC. They were promised that Sherpas would fix ropes by 7 Oct, but it took them until 17 Oct. This was too late for Albu and Bhattacharya, who ran out of time and had to go home. Left BC on: Rajat and Radu left BC on 10 Oct Nima and Eduard on 22 Oct Dawa Sherpa stayed at BC as he may have another climb. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Hired: Nima Sherpa Dawa Sherpa Other members on the Satori permit climbed and summited at different times. |
| Accidents | Darabont got slight frostbite at middle finger of left hand on summit day, but is expected to recover 100% |
| Achievement | 1st Hungarian national to scale Ama Dablam |
| Agency | Satori Adventures |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463618 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radu Cornel Albu | M | 1983 | Romania | Leader | Cluj, Romania | Owner of Extreme Expeditions agency, senior political consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Pendar Ardalan | M | 1981 | USA/Iran | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Scientist (chemist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajat Bhattacharya | M | 1969 | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott Kevin Bradshaw | M | 1978 | Australia | Climber | Warrenup, WA, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eduard Stefan Darabont | M | 1972 | Hungary/Romania | Climber | Cluj, Romania | Car technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Luke Andrew Grieve | M | 1981 | Australia | Climber | Bunbury, WA, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergi Kishchenko | M | 1988 | Ukraine | Climber | Palo Alto, California | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Alfred Julius Kober | M | 1974 | Ireland | Climber | Cardiff, Wales | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Yun-Fang Wu | F | 1974 | China | Climber | Kunming, Yunnan, China | Financial manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Wan-Shen Yu | M | 1970 | China | Climber | Kunming, Yunnan, China | Manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bakachol-9, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Gyalje/Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.