Ama Dablam | 1996 N Ridge up; SW Ridge down

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via N Ridge up; SW Ridge down, led by Walter Zoerer. Summit reached on 19th October 1996. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1997
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96305
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge up; SW Ridge down
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Walter Zoerer
Sponsor Mountain Guide Expedition to Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 187
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-04
Summit Date 1996-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 20
Termination Date 1996-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse True
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 900
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
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(04/10,5080m),C1(11/10,5980m),Biv1(16/10,6350m),Biv2(17/10,6465m),Biv3(18/10,6700m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes C1 on North Ridge 3 bivs on North Ridge. Divided into 2 groups and first reached top on 19th Oct. 2nd group decided not to try for top under powder snow conditions first team reported had been successful. Climbed alpine-style for C1; light-weight expedition; descended SW Ridge because hardest part of route not fixed and impossible to descend it without ropes; also safer this way. Most difficult part between Bivs 1 and 3 and required an extra days climb; snow loose and above Biv 2 mushroom ridge. "So narrow and so steep, best ridges I ever saw anywhere in the world" (Huber); only 1/2-meter wide.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455252
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge up; sw ridge down

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alois Badegruber M 1970 Austria Climber Lambach, Upper Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maximilian Berger M 1969 Austria Climber Gruenau, Upper Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roman Dirnboeck M 1967 Austria Climber Reichenau/Rax, Lower Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gottfried (Friedl) Huber M 1963 Germany Climber Fridolfing, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Unterasinger M 1969 Austria Climber Lienz, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Emil Widmann M 1972 Austria Climber Neukirchen, Upper Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Walter Manfred Zoerer M 1971 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96305 AAJ - - - 71:296 (1997) -
AMAD96305 HIGH - - - 175:85 (Jun 1997) -
AMAD96305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729604/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-North-to-South-Traverse - - -