Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A Poland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Ryszard Pawlowski. Summit reached on 18th October 1997. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD97308
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
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 1997
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	216
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-10-11
Summit Date	1997-10-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	7
Total Days	10
Termination Date	1997-10-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
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	Attempted Pumori (PUMO-973-06) (by Pawlowski)
Campsites	BC(11/10,4500m),C1(12/10,5700m),C2(17/10,6300m),Smt(18/10)
Route Notes	2 Portuguese who were on same permit climbed with this team and need this team's food and dining tent at BC, but had own tent and food above BC while climbing together.
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455662
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	1259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97308
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Omar Paul
Last Name	Abbosh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Management consultant
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	1997-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	216
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	2437089
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	omar paul abbosh
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1260
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97308
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Ian Eric
Last Name	Beaton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Management consultant
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	1997-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	216
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	2438545
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ian eric beaton
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1261
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97308
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Ryszard Jan
Last Name	Pawlowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Occupation	Alpinist
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	1997-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	216
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	2431361
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard jan pawlowski
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Omar Paul Abbosh	M	1966	UK	Climber	London, England	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Ian Eric Beaton	M	1970	UK	Climber	London, England	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski	M	1950	Poland	Leader	Katowice, Poland	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.