Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Karl Kobler. Summit reached on 18th October 1996. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2004
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96307
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Karl Kobler
Sponsor Swiss Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 185,186,189
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-06
Summit Date 1996-10-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 16
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 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(06/10,4600m),C1(09/10,5800),C2(17/10,6250m),Smt(18-20/10)
Route Notes Bad weather sent people down 15th but again up on 17th. On 19th Ecuadorians, Mesias and Vallejo, climbed to top with Kobler party. 1 Nepalese above BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455251
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joerg Anderegg M 1962 Switzerland Climber Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Mathias Franz Baumann M 1950 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Markus Echser M 1965 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Bernard Fahner M 1963 Switzerland Climber Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Manfred Heini M 1957 Switzerland Climber Bern, Switzerland Computer specialist Details Other expeditions
Heinz Hofer M 1952 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Railway employee Details Other expeditions
Josef Inderkum M 1965 Switzerland Climber Gurtnellen, Uri, Switzerland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Santa Bahadur Gurung M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Chisapani, Sunwara, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.