Ama Dablam | 1983 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 1983 via SW Ridge, led by Raymond Renaud. Summit reached on 5th November 1983. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 138
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD83302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1983
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Raymond Renaud
Sponsor French Expedition to Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 28th-32nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Belgium, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1983-10-27
Summit Date 1983-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1983-11-14
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(27/10,4400m),C1(28/10,5000m),C2(29/10,5200m),C3(31/10,5900m),C4(03/11,6200m),Smt(05-09/11)
Route Notes BC at west side of Mingbo airfield. Some 200m very steep ice between C3 and C4, then soft snow above C4 to top. Zaugg's job required earliest return, but he went to summit and left only few days before rest of team. Shrestha Tourism - 14 Nov 83 Ama Dablam from LO: 10 Nov - 4 members and 1 Sherpa sirdar reached summit: Leader Renaud Joel Coqueugniot, 1975 Gerard Vionett-Fausset,1953 Jean-Francois Magnificat, 1950 Sirdar Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa, 31 Stayed 30 minutes on top, flags on top, all well. No more attempts for summit; leave BC 14 or 15 Nov.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450462
Year 1983
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions
Joel Coqueugniot M 1945 France Climber Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Dentist & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christian Fremont M 1943 France Climber Paris, France Official of French National Film Company Details Other expeditions
Lucie Georges F 1940 Belgium Climber Namur, Belgium Dietician Details Other expeditions
Claude Laurendeau M 1931 France Climber Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Dentist Details Other expeditions
Christian Legay M 1943 France Climber Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France Forestry engineer Details Other expeditions
Dominique Lepetit F 1953 France Climber St. Yon, Essonne, France Horseback-riding instructor Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Manificat M 1950 France Exp Doctor Montceau-les-Mines, Saone-et-Loire, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Mario Paffumi M 1937 France Climber Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Photographer Details Other expeditions
Raymond Renaud M 1941 France Leader La Salle-les-Alpes, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Monique Templier F 1949 France Climber Saran, Loiret, France Newspaper editor Details Other expeditions
Jean-Jacques Triadou M 1946 France Climber Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France Ship's engineer Details Other expeditions
Gerard Vionnet-Fausset M 1953 France Climber Briancon, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Christian Zaugg M 1943 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland School teacher Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD83302 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 58:237 (1984) -
AMAD83302 MM - - - 96:12 (Mar 1984) -
AMAD83302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198423701/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam - - -