Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Malaysia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Raman Hachoodan. Summit reached on 15th May 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9778
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18105
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Malaysia
Leaders Raman Hachoodan
Sponsor Snowy Horizon Ama Dablam Expedition 2018
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2018-05-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned above 6300m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
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,C1,C2,xxx(15/05,6300m+)
Route Notes From The Himalayan Times - 21 May 2018 KATHMANDU: A Malaysian climber has been found dead near camp II on Mt Ama Dablam (6,812 m) in the Mt Everest region, the expedition organiser said. According to Bodhraj Bhandari, Managing Director at Snowy Horizon Treks, a team of Sherpa rescuers recovered the body of Raman Nair Hachoodan, 41, who went missing from 6300m since May 15. “His body was recovered from a gorge at around 5300m,” he said. According to rescuers, the climber fell some 1000m down from the high camp after he along with two other climbers were returning to the lower camps while abandoning his summit bid due to bad weather.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463692
Year 2018
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Raman Nair Hachoodan M 1974 Malaysia Leader Selangor, Subang Jaya, Malaysia Automobile business Details Other expeditions
Oh Jin (Jack) Heng M 1985 Malaysia Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD18105 - - http://www.astroulagam.com.my/lifestyle/article/62514/everest-hero-went-a-step-higher-and-lost-his-life-pursuing-his-passion?lang=ta-IN - - -