Ama Dablam | 2021 SW Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Ama Dablam in 2021 via SW Ridge, led by Ganesh Thakuri. Summit reached on 29th October 2021. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10671
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD21321
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2021
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 W Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Ganesh Thakuri
Sponsor Utmost Adventure Ama Dablam Expedition 2021
Success 1 True
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Czech Republic, France, India, Portugal, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2021-10-29
Summit Time 0845
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 2
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,C3,Smt(29/10,02-05/11)
Route Notes Report from Zdenek Hak: Approach: Lukla->Gokyo->Gokyo Ri->Cho La->Lobuche East for acclimitization. BC 30/10 4600m ABC 31/10 5400m C1 01/11 5800m C2 02/11 6000m C3 03/11 6400m Smt 04/11 by Gembal and Hak at time 11:30 am. Left on the 4th Nov early morning 6 am. Perfect conditions. Spent 1 hour on the summit taking photos. Good temp, light wind. Perfect. C2 same day and slept the night. 5th Nov returned to BC. Gembal left BC on 8 Nov by walking to Lukla. Gembal was a client of Hak. Report from Pedro Queiros Clemente (from Facebook): @Pangboche, Nepal The final journey to the summit of Ama Dablam mountain in Nepal took a total of 80 hours. 50 hours to go up and 30 down. 80 hours of constant struggle, focus every second, anxiety in accomplishing the goal, a lot of joy and fear too. The mountain is not an easy place. It's cold and uncomfortable And when you're there, in the middle of the Himalayas, without the comforts you're used to, no cell phone network, no food in the fridge, no heating, no TV, no car, you have to be the best version of yourself. The summit arrived on Friday, October 29th at 8:45 am. After two days of hiking in dizzy precipitation and climbing monstrous walls, some level 5B or 5C, there was still 9 hours of hiking through rock, ice and snow to reach the summit. It was at this moment that not all went well. The wind increased to 60km/h at dawn from the attack to the summit and there were fears of getting worse. Snow flurries slammed the body and some rocks and ice rolled down the mountain. At 3:50 in the morning we found an abandoned tent next to the old Camp 3 at 6400 meters altitude, and we stayed there for two hours waiting for the sunrise. Sitting with head between knees and hugging my legs to try and keep warm. It was -25 degrees and the wind was beating the fragile tent cloth. Still sang some Bob Marley songs "Every little thing, is gonna be all right. "I thought a lot about my family and friends. At 5:45 and with the first rays of light, we decided to leave the tent and advance to the summit trying mode. If it wasn't possible to move forward, we'd have to cancel the climb. And always not forgetting that you had to go back. Step by step we went there for 4 hours, going up and up and down. The sun did not warm the body but at least it was a sign of hope. Sometimes the wind would hit my snowy face so hard, it was like being slapped. Many times I stopped feeling my fingers and toes. About 100 metres from the summit my tears started to fall and the mantra was just one: "You can do this!! No one takes you out of this adventure!!" Reached the peak. Took some pictures with our flag, thanked the heavens and placed a lego block of my son Vicente in the snow. Phone just died in 5 minutes Hugged my friend and guide Furba Tenjing Sherpa . A hero and a living legend. Without him none of this would be possible. Now I still have to go back. Going up is optional. Going down is a must.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Utmost Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464598
Year 2021
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ganesh (Subin) Thakuri M 1982 Nepal Leader Thulopakhar-7, Sindhupalchowk Owner of Utmost Adventure trekking agency Details Other expeditions
Jakub Gembal M 1985 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Zdenek Hak M 1980 Czech Republic Climber Mala Skala, Czech Republic Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Miroslava (Mirka) Jirkova F 1975 Czech Republic Climber Tabor, Czech Republic Geodetist Details Other expeditions
Jakub (Kuba) Kacha M 1993 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
David Knill M 1976 Czech Republic Climber Police nad Metuji, Czech Republic Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Rostislav Krejci M 1991 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Michael Nobile M 1972 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Marianne Andree Pivot F 1990 France Climber Kathmandu - Details Other expeditions
Pedro Queiros Clemente M 1981 Portugal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Minzur Dorjee Sherpa M 1994 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jan Sistek M 1960 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jan (Honza) Travnicek M 1976 Czech Republic Climber Pilsen, Czech Republic Geodetist Details Other expeditions
Furtenji (Furba Tenjing) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Jubing-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ongchhu Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD21321 - - https://explorersweb.com/czechs-climb-ama-dablams-west-face-via-the-american-direct-route/ - - -