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/ | - | - | - |