Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Philippe Grenier. Summit reached on 19th October 1997. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2422
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Philippe Grenier
Sponsor	Terres d'Adventure French Expedition to Ama Dablam
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Switzerland
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-10-07
Summit Date	1997-10-19
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	12
Total Days	15
Termination Date	1997-10-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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	Island Peak attempted after Ama Dablam but snowfall prevented success.
Campsites	BC(07/10,4600m),C1(11/10,5750m),C2(12/10,6000m),C3(18/10,6300m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes	Reached C2 12 Oct and down - never slept there because no space with so many teams. Up again from camp at 5500m (again no space at a normal camp site) at 6:30 am and reached C3 at 4:30 pm. 19th on summit; left C3 at 7:00 am, on top at 10:00 am and down to BC at 9:00 pm. On summit 1-2 hours before Pratt team.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455663
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	1248
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Vincent
Last Name	Allarouse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Grenoble, Isere, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437251
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent allarouse
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Charles
Last Name	Bachellerie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435524
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-charles bachellerie
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1250
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Michel Jean
Last Name	Bardou
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Laruns, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435006
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michel jean bardou
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Antoine
Last Name	Chatelain
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Guyancourt, Yvelines, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	antoine chatelain
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Grenier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432564
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe grenier
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	1253
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Viviane
Last Name	Matthey
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Red Cross fund raiser
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433440
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	viviane matthey
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1254
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Padma Bahadur
Last Name	Magar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	padma bahadur magar
Year of Birth	-
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	1255
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Arjun
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gorakhani, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2110
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arjun tamang
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	1256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97306
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Tharkey
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1997-10-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	218
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tharkey sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Vincent Allarouse	M	1966	France	Climber	Grenoble, Isere, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Charles Bachellerie	M	1961	France	Climber	Paris, France	Manager	Details Other expeditions
Michel Jean Bardou	M	1960	France	Climber	Laruns, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Antoine Chatelain	M	1971	France	Climber	Guyancourt, Yvelines, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Grenier	M	1953	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Viviane Matthey	F	1956	Switzerland	Climber	Geneva, Switzerland	Red Cross fund raiser	Details Other expeditions
Padma Bahadur Magar	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Arjun Tamang	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gorakhani, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tharkey Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.