Ama Dablam | 1995 SW Ridge

A Poland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1995 via SW Ridge, led by Rsyzard Pawlowski. Summit reached on 23rd October 1995. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1559
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD95312
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Rsyzard Pawlowski
Sponsor	Patagonia Mountain Agency (PMA) Ama Dablam Expedition 1995
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	172,177
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Germany, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1995-10-20
Summit Date	1995-10-23
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	3
Total Days	4
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	3
Summit Members	3
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(20/10,4500m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(31/10,6000m),C3(22/10,6300m),Smt(23,31/10)
Route Notes	Schleypen & Pawlowski went to summit on 23rd (1st summiters of the day) from C3 9:00 am to top to BC 8:15 pm. 25th Keegan and Pawlowski to C1 but back to BC on 26th because she was still feeling effects of altitude, which had kept her at BC while the 2 men went up. 29th again up to C1; 30th to C3 and 31st to top and back to C2, where pitched tent from C3 and slept night at 6000m; down to BC 1 Nov. Keegan had been on snow and ice only for 2 hours on an Alaskan glacier before this climb.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Excursions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454889
Year	1995
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	993
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD95312
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Shanon
Last Name	Keegan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Juneau, Alaska
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1995-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	177
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438368
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shanon keegan
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	994
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD95312
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Ryszard Jan
Last Name	Pawlowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1995-10-23
Summit Date 2	1995-10-31
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	1200
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	172
Ascent 2	177
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Summited twice
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431401
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard jan pawlowski
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	995
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD95312
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Ruediger
Last Name	Schleypen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Freising, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1995-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	172
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2426585
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ruediger schleypen
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shanon Keegan	M	1969	USA	Climber	Juneau, Alaska	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski	M	1950	Poland	Leader	Katowice, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ruediger Schleypen	M	1937	Germany	Climber	Freising, Bavaria, Germany	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	4911
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD95312
Reference ID	01
Year	1995
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	161:31 (Apr 1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD95312	HIGH	-	-	-	161:31 (Apr 1996)	-