Ama Dablam | 1989 SW Ridge

A W Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 1989 via SW Ridge, led by Guenther Haerter. Summit reached on 22nd October 1989. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 362
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD89302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1989
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality W Germany
Leaders Guenther Haerter
Sponsor DAV Summit Club Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 67th,68th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1989-10-13
Summit Date 1989-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 11
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(13/10,5000m),C1(14/10,5800m),C2(18/10,6100m),Smt(22,24/10)
Route Notes BC above Mingbo at start of SW Ridge. Last 5000m not fixed with rope despite deep snow in slope of up to 50 degrees steepness. Climb entirely straightforward and without incident. Fixed 2000m on this long for safety and placed camps at usual sites.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452691
Year 1989
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Karl Wilhelm (Kim) Dehn M 1951 W Germany Exp Doctor Roethenbach, Bavaria, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Egger M 1961 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Klaus Guertler M 1942 Austria Climber Aldrans, Tirol, Austria Attorney Details Other expeditions
Guenther Haerter M 1953 W Germany Leader Starnberg, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bertold Hochstuhl M 1941 W Germany Climber Weisenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany House builder Details Other expeditions
Franz Hoeppl M 1938 W Germany Climber Kempten, Bavaria, W Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Wolf Dieter Jarisch M 1965 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Technician Details Other expeditions
Peter Konzert M 1942 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Antique shop owner Details Other expeditions
Dieter Albin Porsche M 1955 W Germany Climber Herrenberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany Computer software designer Details Other expeditions
Lothar Reiser M 1946 W Germany Climber Oberammergau, Bavaria, W Germany Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Hildegard Wolfsgruber F 1959 Italy Climber Oberrasen, Bolanzo, Italy Midwife Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD89302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 64:223 (1990) -
AMAD89302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199022303/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt - - -