Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Peter Habeler. Summit reached on 28th October 1997. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2430
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD97312
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Peter Habeler
Sponsor Tirolean Ama Dablam Expedition 1997
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-10-23
Summit Date 1997-10-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1997-11-01
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to lack of time
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(23/10,4600m),C1(25/10,5800m),C2(28/10,6200m),xxx(28/10,6200m)
Route Notes 28th Habeler and Koidl up to C2 site but weather bad (snowing) and down to BC. 29th by now 2 left expedition with flu,etc, but returned. Need more time for Ama Dablam.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Khumbu Himalayan Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455672
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Josef (Sepp) Bierbaumer M 1962 Austria Climber Ferlach, Carinthia, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Guenther Burgsteiner M 1971 Austria Climber Mayrhofen, Tirol, Austria Teacher Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Egger M 1965 Austria Climber Mayrhofen, Tirol, Austria Blacksmith Details Other expeditions
Peter Habeler M 1942 Austria Leader Mayrhofen, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Harald Koidl M 1974 Austria Climber Woergl, Tirol, Austria Printer Details Other expeditions
Herbert Rudolph M 1942 Germany Climber Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Insurance agent Details Other expeditions
Christian Wutte M 1964 Austria Climber Feistritz, Carinthia, Austria Insurance clerk Details Other expeditions
Klaus Wutte M 1961 Austria Climber St. Margarethen, Carinthia, Austria Insurance clerk Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.