Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Miguel Angel Vidal. Summit reached on 5th December 1997. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2490
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD97402
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1997
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Miguel Angel Vidal
Sponsor Sanga Ama Dablam Expedition
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 Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-11-27
Summit Date 1997-12-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1997-12-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6025m due to unstable weather and lack of strength
High Point (m) 6025
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
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(27/11,4600m),C1(30/11,5770m),C2(05/12,6025m),xxx(05/12,6025m)
Route Notes BC same as others this season C1 higher than US C1 C2 at normal C2 site. Vidal returned to C2 on 12 Dec to retrieve gear. Vidal alone to C2 because others sick (throat problem, headaches) and must rejoin them. Snowfell on 1 Dec and heavily on 9 Dec. 11 Dec up to C1 Olivier, Morales and Vidal. Not higher on 12th (except Vidal to clear C2) because weather unstable. Now no one can climb with Vidal and he did not want to climb alone.
Accidents Nothing serious but 3 members mild illnesses
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455710
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jose Carlos Carron M 1970 Spain Climber Plasencia, Caceres, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Jorge Diaz Martinez M 1964 Spain Climber Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Juan Francisco Gonzalez Galvan M 1973 Spain Climber Merida, Badajoz, Spain Photocopy shop employee Details Other expeditions
Oscar Morales M 1964 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Learning to become mountain guide Details Other expeditions
Andres Olivier M 1960 Italy Climber Sitges, Barcelona, Spain Ice cream shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Angel Sanchez Calderon M 1961 Spain Climber Ciudad Real, Spain Worker on tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Miguel Angel Vidal Gonzalez M 1958 Spain Leader Avila City, Avila, Spain Alpine guide & local government employee Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD97402 HIGH - - - 193:17 (Dec 1998) -