Ama Dablam | 1991 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 1991 via SW Ridge, led by Michel Richard. Summit reached on 3rd November 1991. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 596
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD91303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Richard
Sponsor French Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 92nd-94th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-10-22
Summit Date 1991-11-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
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 10
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(22/10,4600m),C1(28/10,5800m),C2(29/10,6000m),C3(30/10,6300m),Smt(03-04,09/11)
Route Notes BC near Mingbo normal site. All members reached C3; beyond there some had trouble with technical difficulties. Lecompte summited with Buisson and Males of French-Italian expedition.
Accidents Cosson slightly frostbitten toes and fingers; nothing else
Achievement -
Agency Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453435
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Robert Collard M 1942 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Jerome Cosson M 1962 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Computer operator Details Other expeditions
Dominique Gombert M 1942 France Climber Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Roger Lecompte M 1951 France Climber Orleans, Loiret, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Claude Menneguerre M 1945 France Exp Doctor Poitiers, Vienne, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Veronique Parein F 1957 France Climber Caen, Calvados, France Computer operator Details Other expeditions
Michel Richard M 1939 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pierre Alain Rickli M 1961 Switzerland Climber Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland House agent Details Other expeditions
Philippe Scheidecker M 1960 France Climber Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France Computer operator Details Other expeditions
Annick Villechalane F 1958 France Climber Bordeaux, Gironde, France Railway ticket seller Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD91303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:209 (1992) -
AMAD91303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220901/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Post-Monsoon-Southwest-Ridge-Ascents - - -