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 | - | - | - |