Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Andreas Kraus. Summit reached on 13th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3168
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD98312
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Andreas Kraus
Sponsor DAV Summit Club Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 242,245
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-10-01
Summit Date 1998-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 16
Termination Date 1998-10-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 7
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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(01/10,4700m),C1(06/10,5400m),C2(11/10,5600m),C3(12/10,6300m),Smt(13-14/10)
Route Notes BC approx put at lower site C1 200 lower than normal site C3 at top wall. Pitched BC at lower altitude due to lack of enough space as the Czech expedition had occupied most of space at the normal BC areas. The leader and two Sherpas had to go up and down for looking campsites for four days. During those days team members were sent to Kalapattar. The expedition had fixed ropes starting from C1 to summit. There were other ropes fixed by the Japanese expedition. Member Ferdinand Stehle did not climb. Campsites were clean - everything was taken down despite the crowd. The weather was sunny all the time after expedition reached the BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456023
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lukas Cacciotti M 1971 Italy Climber Innichen, Balzano, Italy Sports shop staff Details Other expeditions
Walter Demmelbauer M 1951 Germany Climber Landshut, Bavaria, Germany Surgical instrument maker Details Other expeditions
Johann Paul (Hans) Koenig M 1967 Germany Climber Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Andreas (Andy) Kraus M 1962 Germany Leader Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gerhild Kurze F 1953 Germany Climber Renningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Employee of sports goods wholesaler Details Other expeditions
Tamara Schlemmer F 1966 Germany Climber Mainlaus, Bavaria, Germany Indoor architecture Details Other expeditions
Ferdinand Stehle M 1952 Germany Climber Renquishausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Surgical instrument maker Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98312 HIGH - - - 198:35 (May 1999) -