Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Italy expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Francesco De Michelis. Summit reached on 17th October 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9976
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18329
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Francesco De Michelis
Sponsor Italian 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 -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->BC
Basecamp Date 2018-10-15
Summit Date 2018-10-17
Summit Time 0611
Summit Days 2
Total Days 2
Termination Date 2018-10-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(15/10,4200m),C1,C2,Smt(17/10)
Route Notes Team set out from high camp at midnight, summited at 6:11 am, then descended to BC. Stayed on top 10 minutes, temperature -22C. Media reports team took 18 hours to reach the summit from the start of the climb.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Info Nepal Treks (Snowy Horizon pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463667
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francesco De Michelis M 1988 Italy Leader Rome, Italy - Details Other expeditions
Gesman Tamang M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD18329 - - https://www.montagna.tv/134331/record-del-mondo-di-ascesa-in-velocita-dellama-dablam-per-labruzzese-francesco-de-michelis/?r=1 - - -
AMAD18329 - - https://www.corriere.it/cronache/18_dicembre_20/vetta-quota-6500-metri-18-ore-record-velocita-himalaya-francesco-de-michelis-montagna-6e7d4508-049b-11e9-9823-64286d9a7340.shtml?refresh_ce-cp - - -