Ama Dablam | 1991 SW Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 595
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD91304
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Gilles Buisson
Sponsor Ama Dablam 1991
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 92nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-10-24
Summit Date 1991-11-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1991-11-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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(24/10,4600m),Dep(27/10,5800m),C1(01/11,6000m),C2(02/11,6350m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes BC near Mingbo normal site. Bellasio only to C2; extremely tired. Summiters to top from C3 and slept there that night. 3 French expeditions used Swiss fixed rope and had no climbing problems. Left BC 6 Nov; had acclimatized on Kalapattar before going to Ama Dablam.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku 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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Claudio Bellassio M 1953 Italy Climber Milano, Italy Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Gilles Buisson M 1956 France Leader Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Males M 1950 France Climber Tulle, Correze, France Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD91304 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:209 (1992) -
AMAD91304 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220901/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Post-Monsoon-Southwest-Ridge-Ascents - - -