Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A Russia expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Nikolai Kojemiako. Summit reached on 18th October 1998. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Change history — how this expedition, its members and references have changed between database releases.

Field Value
ID 1611
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID AMAD98303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Nikolai Kojemiako
Sponsor Extreme Peak Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 255
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-10-12
Summit Date 1998-10-18
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 1998-10-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 5
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(12/10,4300m),C1(15/10,5800m),C1.2(17/10,6000m),Smt(18/10)
Route Notes BC with many other teams. Many ropes on mountain: "all mountain roped." 16 Oct down to BC from C1. Now many clouds and decide must go up quickly so 17th moved C1 to 6000m and all members went to summit next day: started up from 6000m at 5:30 am and arrived summit at 12:00 to 12:30 pm (first time in Himalaya for all except leader). Very cold; down from top at 1:00 pm to C1 at 7:00 pm, spent 30 minutes in Czech's C3. Very slow in last part of descent because snow falling and steep route and then dark fell; had to wait 1 hour while others moved on route. 19th to BC.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False changed 2020
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456028
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nikolai Kojemiako M 1960 Russia Leader Novokuznetsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Dmitri Kisselevitch M 1974 Russia Climber Novokuznetsk, Russia Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Yuri Rochkaniouk M 1963 Russia Climber Mezdurechensk, Russia Rescue expert Details Other expeditions
Andei Tchachtchine M 1967 Russia Climber Novokuznetsk, Russia Teacher Details Other expeditions
Maxim Zviaguinsev M 1974 Russia Climber Novokuznetsk, Russia Alpine instructor (of boys) Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 73:375-376 (1999) -
AMAD98303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199937503/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -