Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge
A Poland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Ryszard Pawlowski. Summit reached on 5th November 1996. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2005 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD96315 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Poland |
| Leaders | Ryszard Pawlowski |
| Sponsor | Patagonia Mountain Agency (PMA) Ama Dablam Expedition 1996 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 196,200,202 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Canada, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-10-28 |
| Summit Date | 1996-11-05 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 1996-11-12 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| 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(28/10,4500m),C1(30/10,5700m),C2(05/11,6000m),C3(04/11,6300m),Smt(05,08-09/11) |
| Route Notes | From C1 to BC after Pawlowski got him to C1 from top. No technical problems and had good weather on the mountain. At C1 not space for every team's tents, so used each others tents by agreement. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455269 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Batko | F | 1956 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Forestry engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Gregory Dudar | M | 1970 | Canada | Climber | Red Deer, Alberta | Respiratory therapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven Griffin | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Auke Bay, Alaska | Wilderness guide & ski patrolman | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Karlak | M | 1958 | Poland | Climber | Warsaw, Poland | Advertising designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Eryk Margueritte | M | 1979 | Poland | Climber | Warsaw, Poland | High school student | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacek M. Maselko | M | 1969 | USA | Climber | Juneau, Alaska | Biologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryszard Jan Pawlowski | M | 1950 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD96315 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:86 (Jun 1997) | - |