Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Denis Etienne. Summit reached on 19th October 1996. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2003
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Expedition ID AMAD96303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Denis Etienne
Sponsor Ecuadorian-French Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 186 w/Swz
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Ecuador
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-03
Summit Date 1996-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1996-10-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
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(03/10,4600m),C1(10/10,5800m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes High point at normal C3 site just before the Dablam. 3 men pitched camp at 6350m 14 Oct but never slept there and down to sleep in C1 and BC 15th. Mesias and Vallejo stayed on with Swiss after 18th Oct, hoping to go to top and still catch flight from KTM on 23rd. Leiva left BC 6 Oct to go home; had planned only 8 days for climbing, based on experience in Ecuador but not possible in Nepal; had carried rope to 5600m but never reached C1. Etienne got stomach trouble that prevented a summit attempt by him and others with him did not go up because route not yet open, snow dangerous and hoped to try again. But same situation prevailed and these 3 did not try a second time. Kobler - 29 Oct 96: Mesias and Vallejo to summit on 19th with Kobler party.
Accidents Etienne stomach trouble
Achievement 1st Ecuadorians to top
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455252
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Denis Etienne M 1956 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Oswaldo Leiva M 1961 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Julio Cesar Mesias Aillon M 1957 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Edison Saleado M 1958 Ecuador Deputy Leader Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Pierre Scarton M 1975 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Student Details Other expeditions
Edgar Ivan Vallejo Ricaurte M 1959 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador University teacher Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96303 HIGH - - - 175:85-86 (Jun 1997) -