Ama Dablam | 1993 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 1993 via SW Ridge, led by Manfred Zink. Summit reached on 7th November 1993. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1275
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD93310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Manfred Zink
Sponsor Munich Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 137
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-11-01
Summit Date 1993-11-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1993-11-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 4
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(01/11,4600m),ABC(02/11,5500m),C1(04/11,5800m),C2(05/11,6000m),C3(06/11,6350m),Smt(07/11)
Route Notes 5 members left C3 on 7th Nov for top but Hofmeister had bronchitis and feet became numb from cold so turned back at 6400m while other 4 went to summit; were well acclimatized by trek through Rolwaling and Tashi Lapcha to Khumbu. Were last team on mountain and especially 2 French teams on mountain just before Germans arrived and had put in fixed ropes, so with ropes in place, climb not difficult.
Accidents Mutter fell at 5000m & hurt ribs; returned to climb but couldn't breath & did not go above C1
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454172
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Cornelius Hofmeister M 1973 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Student of mechanical engineering Details Other expeditions
Peter Mutter M 1956 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Andreas Neudert M 1972 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Harald Wildner M 1968 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Thomas Zenz M 1968 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Technical school student of furniture making Details Other expeditions
Manfred Zink M 1959 Germany Leader Munich, Bavaria, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD93310 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:216 (1994) -
AMAD93310 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199421601/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -