Ama Dablam | 1992 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 1992 via SW Ridge, led by Laurent Terray. Summit reached on 12th November 1992. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1157
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD92310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Laurent Terray
Sponsor French Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 112th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-11-06
Summit Date 1992-11-12
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1992-11-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(06/11,4600m),C1(09/11,5800m),C2(10/11,6000m),C3(11/11,6300m),Smt(12/11)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1A at start of rock ridge. Massuyes and wife tried for top on 13th, but that was only day when there was some wind and cloud (so cold) and they turned back at 6400m on the ice still (did not reach snow area).
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453811
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francoise Lavigne F 1958 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Nurse Details Other expeditions
Claude Massuyes M 1962 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Physical trainer Details Other expeditions
Laurent Terray M 1960 France Leader Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Physicist Details Other expeditions
Louise Trave-Massuyes F 1959 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Researcher, engineering sciences Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD92310 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:211 (1993) -
AMAD92310 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321100/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Pre-Monsoon-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedy - - -