Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Andreas Neuschmid. Summit reached on 25th October 2018. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9953
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18306
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Andreas Neuschmid
Sponsor Kobler & Partner 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 Germany, Switzerland
Approach Lukla->Pangboche->Lobuche->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2018-10-19
Summit Date 2018-10-25
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 6
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2018-10-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(19/10,4700m),C1(23/10,5800m),C2(24/10,6100m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes BC 19/10 4700m C1 23/10 5800m C2 24/10 6100m Smt 25/10 by Neuschmid, Vetter-Aebli, Thomma, Kusang Tenzing Sherpa at 8 am. Summit team left left C2 at midnight. It was cold (-20C) and clear. They spent about half an hour on the summit, then descended to C2, packed up and continued to C1, where they arrived at 5 pm. Sieveking never reached Ama Dablam BC. After crossing Cho La on 17/10 he developed a problem with his lungs and was evacuated by helicopter. Schittich reached 6000m on 24/10. She did not feel strong enough to continue and turned back to BC with Tashi Sherpa. On 26/10, everybody down at BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Vision
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463675
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andreas Neuschmid M 1961 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Isabel Ingrid Schittich F 1954 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Stefan Sieveking M 1946 Germany Climber Diessenhofen, Thurgau, Switzerland Retired business owner Details Other expeditions
Markus Thomma M 1965 Switzerland Climber Oberwil-Lieli, Aargau, Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Martina Vetter-Aebli F 1981 Switzerland Climber Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD18306 - - https://www.kobler-partner.ch/news/ama-dablam-expedition-2018-summit-erreicht-2/ - - -