Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Roland Mattle. Summit reached on 17th October 1996. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1995
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96304
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Roland Mattle
Sponsor Austrian Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 184,188,190
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-04
Summit Date 1996-10-17
Summit Time 1415
Summit Days 13
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1996-10-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 6
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(04/10,4580m),C1(10/10,5800m),C2(16/10,6020m),Smt(17,20-21/10)
Route Notes BC above Mingbo C1 on SW Ridge C2 below normal site on col of SW Ridge. Very steep rocks above C1 so C2 put lower than normal because too difficult to go higher, especially with heavy rucksacks. 17th the summiters struggled through waist deep snow in 2-1/2 - 3 hours to gain 200m altitude; reached top at 2:15 pm (left C2 at 6:00 am) as only summiters that day day; returned to C2 at 6:00 pm. On 20th was very cold and windy and took Hupfauers in one hour less time since snow not deep. 20th summiters slept that night in French-Equador team's C3 at about 6200m because strong winds; had to open route again and Sigi Hupfauer had back problem. 21st summiters took only five hours from C2 to top; back to BC at 8:00 pm. Seven expeditions on mountain at same time; worked very well together and like big family.
Accidents Schweiger altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455250
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
Gabriele (Gaby) Hupfauer F 1947 Germany Climber Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany Housewife Details Other expeditions
Siegfried (Sigi) Hupfauer M 1941 Germany Climber Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany Master toolmaker & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roland Mattle M 1959 Austria Leader Bartholomaeberg, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide & policeman Details Other expeditions
Franz Neumayer M 1951 Austria Climber Haus, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Josef Schweiger M 1961 Austria Climber Schladming, Styria, Austria Alpine guide & carpenter Details Other expeditions
Kurt Peter Speer M 1954 Austria Climber Haus im Ennstal, Styria, Austria Alpine guide & policeman Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96304 HIGH - - - 175:86 (Jun 1997) -