Ama Dablam | 1991 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1991 via SW Ridge, led by Norbert Joos. Summit reached on 12th October 1991. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 594
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD91301
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Norbert Joos
Sponsor Swiss Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 87th-90th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-10-04
Summit Date 1991-10-12
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 16
Termination Date 1991-10-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(04/10,4570m),C1(05/10,5750m),C2(11/10,6300m),Smt(12-14,17/10)
Route Notes BC near Mingbo C2 on SW Rridge. South face too dangerous from big rocks falling so went to SW Ridge for entire climb of normal route. No problems on climb: 2 did not summit because one was sick and other not capable enough climber. 6 members left before climbing finished because their climbing had finished. Joos summited a second time because his friend Marugg had been silently sick earlier and now wanted to go to the top. Last 4 members at BC left it 20 Oct.
Accidents None except Lochmatter lung problem (he said inflation)
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453413
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mathias Franz Baumann M 1950 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Adrian Ball M 1955 UK Climber London, England Banker Details Other expeditions
Urs Braschler M 1951 Switzerland Climber Bueren, Aargau, Switzerland Forestry engineer Details Other expeditions
Hans-Joerg Bumann M 1957 Switzerland Climber Saas-Fee, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martin Fischer M 1959 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Norbert Joos M 1960 Switzerland Leader Gruesch, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roger Lochmatter M 1961 Switzerland Climber Naters, Valais, Switzerland Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Peter Marugg M 1950 Switzerland Climber Kueblis, Graubunden, Switzerland Architect Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Vollbrecht M 1939 Germany Climber Forch, Zurich, Switzerland House painter Details Other expeditions
Diego Wellig M 1961 Switzerland Climber Naters, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD91301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:209 (1992) -
AMAD91301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220901/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Post-Monsoon-Southwest-Ridge-Ascents - - -