Ama Dablam | 1995 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1995 via SW Ridge, led by Peter Habeler. Summit reached on 20th October 1995. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1579
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD95308
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1995
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Peter Habeler
Sponsor Peter Habeler Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Netherlands
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-10-14
Summit Date 1995-10-20
Summit Time 1105
Summit Days 6
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1995-10-24
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 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(14/10,4560m),C1(17/10,5700m),C2(18/10,5900m),Smt(20,23/10)
Route Notes C1 at beginning of ridge. 20th Oct Habeler & 2 women up for top; women turned back at 5900m because Schluga slipped on fixed rope & burned her hand. Habeler continued up to top at 11:05 am; passed through French C3 where Lhakpa Sherpa gave him tea. 2 members of this [French] team went very slowly to top later. Habeler left top at 11:15 am & back in C1 1:15 pm, where met his 2 woman members & went down to BC with them at 4:30 pm. "Beautiful climbing" & well roped by Kammerlander & Burgess; quite easy to round trip from C1 if well acclimatized & going strong. 21st Eckhardt & BC to C1, 22nd C1 to C3 (Swiss) & to top on 23rd with 2 Swiss & 1 German (Schleypen) & slept in C2. No more strong members.
Accidents Schluga 3 burned fingers from slipping on rope
Achievement 1st Dutch summitter
Agency Khumbu Himalayan Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454886
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Robert Arian Eckhardt M 1949 Netherlands Climber Leiderdorp, Netherlands Magazine editor Details Other expeditions
Erich Ehrenhofer M 1952 Austria Climber Wampersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria Manager Details Other expeditions
Peter Habeler M 1942 Austria Leader Mayrhofen, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nobert Pichlsberger M 1960 Austria Climber Hintertux, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Adolf Plattner M 1954 Austria Climber Wattens, Tirol, Austria Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Walter Priglhuber M 1941 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Car dealer Details Other expeditions
Elisabeth Santer F 1967 Austria Climber Gurgl, Tirol, Austria Medical assistant Details Other expeditions
Gabriele (Gabi) Schluga F 1961 Austria Climber Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria Radiology technician Details Other expeditions
Franz Stock M 1944 Austria Climber Finkenberg, Tirol, Austria Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Kurt Zwitkowits M 1940 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Manager of heating service Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD95308 HIGH - - - 161:31 (Apr 1996) -