Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge
A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Martin Szwed. Summit reached on 24th October 2018. 35 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9948 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD18301 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Martin Szwed |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2018 |
| 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, Austria, France, Israel, Norway, Russia, Spain, USA |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-10-17 |
| Summit Date | 2018-10-24 |
| Summit Time | 1630 |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2018-11-01 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 26 |
| Summit Members | 14 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 9 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(17/10,4600m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(28/10,6100m),Smt(24,29-30/10,21/11) |
| Route Notes | BC 17/10 4600m C1 21/10 5800m C2 28/10 6100m Smt 24/10 by Charles Scott Clarke, Nicole Clarke at 4:30 pm Smt 29/10 by Marte, Leitinger (8:30 am), Pozhedaev (11:30 am), Szwed, Felder (1 pm), Dorjee Sherpa, Tenji Sherpa, Lhakpa [Tendu] Sherpa, Lakpa Dawa Sherpa. Smt 30/10 by Wolf, Turner, Miller, Watson, Akers, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Gyalje Sherpa, Galbu Sherpa, Puju Bhote, Wongchu Sherpa at 9:30 am. Smt 21/11 by Roumieu and Marston (2nd group) 24 Oct summit team (the two Clarkes climbing independently without Sherpas) started at 6 am, summited at 4:40 pm, and back to C2 at 8 pm. 29 Oct summit team started from C2 at 12:30 am, summied between 8:30 am and 1 pm, and back to C2 between 3-7 pm. 30 Oct summit team started at midnight, summited at 9:30 am, and back to C2 around 3 pm. Franz Kroell and Rita Lechner reached BC on 30/10. Kroell had a cold, and bad weather was predicted. They turned around on 31/10. Daniel Baas reached C1 on 21/10. He fell altitude sick and turned around. Flew back to KTM from BC by helicopter on 28/10. Erlend Brochmann reached C2 on 31/10. Was sick before, he had a cold the whole time. Didn't have power to go for the summit. Trekked out. Angela Boebel had an accident on the way to C1 on 20/10. She fell while ascending and lost her footing. She crashed against the rocks. Broke her shoulder in two places. Flew out to KTM from ABC by helicopter. She descended to ABC with the help of Sherpas. Accident happened near C1, 100m from her tent. She is undergoing treatment in hospital in Germany. Brian Carpenter reached ABC (5300m) on 20/10. He fell bad the whole time. Had a cold and AMS. Brock Martin reached C1 on 25/10. Spent one night there. Fell sick (AMS). Miller developed HAPE on 30/10. He coughed blood in C2 after the summit. He was able to descend to Pangboche, got oxygen and dex. He was flown out from Pangboche on 31/10 by heli to KTM. One night in hospital and recovered now. Harold Orner reached C2 on 24/10. He felt bad and didn't want to go to summit. Alexander Zaffoni on 27/10 at C1 had a heart attack. He reached C2 as high point on 24/10 on first rotation. He descended and flew by heli to KTM with Daniel Baas on 28/10. Oxygen: Used by Ryan Miller on descent from BC to Pangboche because of HAPE. Charles Clarke, Nicole Clarke, Jon Legarda Waismann, Steve Marston, Laura Rumford, Christophe Roumieu and Omer Shiran were independent clients of Everest Parivar. Franz Kroell and Rita Lechner contracted with SummitClimb only for BC services. |
| Accidents | Angela Boebel fell and broke her shoulder in two places. |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463674 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
35 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Szwed | M | 1981 | Germany | Leader | Balingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Edison Akers | M | 1981 | USA | Climber | Little Orleans, Maryland | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel J. Baas | M | 1972 | USA | Climber | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Angela Christa Boebel | F | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Nursery nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Erlend Brochmann | M | 1983 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Brian Kendall Carpenter | M | 1980 | USA | Climber | Thornton, Colorado | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Scott Clarke | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicole Nadine Clarke | F | 1972 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Christina Alexandra Hildegard Felder | F | 1993 | Germany | Climber | Balingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Josef Kroell | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Ramsau, Tirol, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rita Lechner Drier | F | 1969 | Austria | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jon Legarda Waismann | M | 1991 | Spain | Climber | Natanya, Israel | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Leitinger | M | 1977 | Austria | Climber | Lofer, Salzburg, Austria | Roadworker | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven John Marston | M | 1972 | USA | Climber | Happy Valley, Oregon | Mortgage lender | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen Marte | M | 1968 | Austria | Climber | Goetzis, Vorarlberg, Austria | Vehicle builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Brock Robert Martin | M | 1987 | Australia | Climber | Cobar, NSW, Australia | Electrician & personal trainer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryan James Miller | M | 1983 | Australia | Climber | Marshall, Victoria, Australia | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Harold Randal Orner | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Chef | Details Other expeditions |
| Juri Pozhedaev | M | 1954 | Russia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Christophe Roumieu | M | 1972 | France | Climber | Saint Pierre de Riviere, Ariege, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Laura Ann Rumford | F | 1970 | USA | Climber | Tigard, Oregon | Realtor | Details Other expeditions |
| Omer Nehemia Shiran-Shvarzbard | M | 1989 | Israel | Climber | Hod Hasharon, Israel | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Blake Alexander Thomas Turner | M | 1991 | USA | Climbing Leader | Houston, Texas | CEO of taxi company | Details Other expeditions |
| Morgan Emmett Watson | M | 1976 | USA | Climber | Eugene, Oregon | Personal trainer | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Wolf | M | 1982 | Germany | Climbing Leader | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Product manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Roland Zaffoni | M | 1974 | Germany | Climber | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Phujung (Phuchung) Bhote | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-5, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelje (Gelze) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelbu Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khijiphatale-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dawa Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tendu (Lhakpa Kormu) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangchuk Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD18301 | - | - | https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/ama-dablam-news/# | - | - | - |