Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A Russia expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Boris Sedousov. Summit reached on 7th October 1997. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2433
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Expedition ID AMAD97301
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Boris Sedousov
Sponsor Russian Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 209
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Georgia
Approach Pendi->Namche->Deboche BC
Basecamp Date 1997-09-21
Summit Date 1997-10-07
Summit Time 1440
Summit Days 16
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1997-10-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 10
Summit Members 8
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(21/09,4500m),C1(25/09,5500m),C2(28/09,5800m),C3(06/10,6200m),Smt(07/10)
Route Notes Slept at C3 on 6 Oct. Left camp at 6 am and at 2:40 pm within 10 minutes all reached the top, stayed at the top for 45 minutes. Returned to C3 at 9 pm. 8 Oct reached BC. Was windy on 7th morning got better later but was cloudy when they reached the top. 2 Japanese went up to 6600m on 6 Oct and returned to BC. Was too late. They may have reached summit later. This was Karataev's first summit since he lost all fingers and toes from frostbite on Lhotse in 1990. Plans to go to Annapurna I next spring for paraglide descent.
Accidents Kouznetsov and Plotnikov not above BC because unwell
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455651
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Vladimir Karataev M 1954 Russia Climber Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Alexander Karlov M 1954 Russia Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia Businessman Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Kouznetsov M 1951 Russia Climber Perm, Russia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Lebedev M 1954 Russia Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Valeri Pershin M 1948 Russia Deputy Leader Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Plotnikov M 1955 Russia Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Boris Sedusov M 1950 Russia Leader Perm, Russia Businessman (director of company that renovates buildings) Details Other expeditions
Evgeni Vinogradski M 1946 Russia Exp Doctor Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Physician Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Zakharov M 1953 Russia Climber Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Gia Tortladze M 1960 Georgia Climber Tbilisi, Georgia Architect & historian Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD97301 AAJ Shataev, Vladimir - - 72:305-306 (1998) -
AMAD97301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199830502/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-West-Ridge - - -