Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Manuel Gonzalez Diaz. Summit reached on 13th February 1998. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2495
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Expedition ID AMAD97404
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1997
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Manuel Gonzalez Diaz
Sponsor Spanish Expedition to Ama Dablam 1998
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 233
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-02-02
Summit Date 1998-02-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
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 2
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(02/02,4600m),InterBiv(06/02,5640m),Biv(07/02,5900m),C1(10/02,5850m),C2(11/02,5950m),C3(12/02,6300m),Smt(13/02)
Route Notes BC at normal site. Intended to go from 5650m to C2 at 5950m but were unable to reach that point because too heavy loads. Bivouacked at 5900m 7 Feb and down to BC on 8th. Up again and reached C1 on 10th; C2 on 11th; C3 on 12th. Carbone and Fragniere made C3 on 12th and went to summit on 13th; slept in C3 again; 14th to C1 and 15th to BC. On 14th 3 other members, Chapuisat, Gonzalez and Morales tried to reach C3 for their own summit bid but turned back at 6200m because of wind and getting cloudy, so they also returned to BC and climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Culture Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455780
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jose Enrique Carbone Gordillo M 1963 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Marianne Daniele Chapuisat F 1969 Switzerland Climber Lausanne, Switzerland High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Augustin Fragniere M 1976 Switzerland Climber Lausanne, Switzerland Student of French Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Lolo) Gonzalez Diaz M 1965 Spain Leader San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga, Spain Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Ali Manen Ranea M 1975 Spain Climber Velez, Malaga, Spain Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Jose Manuel Morales Rodriguez M 1966 Spain Climber San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga, Spain Warden of mountain hut Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD97404 HIGH - - - 193:17 (Dec 1998) -