Ama Dablam | 1987 SW Ridge

A Greece expedition to Ama Dablam in 1987 via SW Ridge, led by Mike Tsoukias. Summit reached on 17th April 1987. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 258
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Expedition ID AMAD87102
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1987
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Greece
Leaders Mike Tsoukias
Sponsor Greek Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 54th (w/USA)
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1987-04-01
Summit Date 1987-04-17
Summit Time 2000
Summit Days 16
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 5
Summit Members 3
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(01/04,4500m),C1(03/04,5700m),C2(08/04,5950m),Biv(15/04,6200m),C3(16/04,6300m),Smt(17/04)
Route Notes BC at about 100m below Americans BC C1 at same site as Americans C2 at same site as Americans altitude according to map and others Biv mushroom ridge C3 at same site as Americans, who also made C3 this date. After making C2, went down to BC for rest. Started up on 11th and spent time on 13th fixing ropes above C2 on two steps. Also fixed ropes on 14th and 15th. 4 members from 11th went up but on 15th Tsilogiorgis got stomach problem so summit team consisted only 3 members and 1 Sherpa. Went to summit with Americans with Tsoukias leading the climb from C3 to top and back to camp.
Accidents None except normal stomach problems
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451725
Year 1987
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Prodromos Idosidis M 1935 Greece Climber Athens, Greece Engineer Details Other expeditions
Christos Lambris M 1961 Greece Climber Athens, Greece Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Kostantinos Manalis M 1959 Greece Climber Kavala, Greece Surveyor Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Alekos Tsilogiorgis M 1951 Greece Climber Kavala, Greece Electrician Details Other expeditions
Mike Tsoukias M 1955 Greece Leader Athens, Greece Architectural engineer Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD87102 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 62:197 (1988) -
AMAD87102 AAJ Iacovino, John - - 62:195-197 (1988) -
AMAD87102 MM - - - 116:9 (Jul 1987) -
AMAD87102 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198819700/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam - - -
AMAD87102 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198819503/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam - - -