Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Stephane Schaffter. Summit reached on 11th October 1998. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Stephane Schaffter
Sponsor	Schaffter Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	236,239
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	France
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-09-28
Summit Date	1998-10-11
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	13
Total Days	16
Termination Date	1998-10-14
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	4
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(28/09,5650m),C1(03/10,5900m),Biv(12/10,6100m),Smt(11,13/10)
Route Notes	BC just above Mingmo C1 before white tower (not tent). 11th Oct 2 members left C1 for top at 1:00 am and were on summit at 9:00 am and back to BC same night. 12th Oct Kurz, Schaffter and Buffoni up from C1 to biv at 6100m that night. Buffoni bronchitis kept him at biv while Kurz and Schaffter went to top; left biv at 3:00 am and on top at 10:00 am; all three down to BC same day and climb finished.
Accidents	Buffoni bronchitis
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456021
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22862
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Murielle
Last Name	Anselmet
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Bonneval-sur-Arc, Savoie, France
Occupation	Mountain hut manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2439471
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	murielle anselmet
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22863
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Pascal
Last Name	Buffoni
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Le Bouveret, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	1998-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Bronchitis
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2437709
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pascal buffoni
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22864
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Xavier Leon
Last Name	Carrard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1998-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	236
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438511
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	xavier leon carrard
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22865
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Olivier
Last Name	Kurz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1998-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	239
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivier kurz
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22866
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Stephane Charles Joseph
Last Name	Schaffter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1998-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	239
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432292
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephane charles joseph schaffter
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22867
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD98313
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Francois
Last Name	Suchet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Belfaux, Fribourg, Switzerland
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1998-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	236
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439982
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-francois suchet
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Murielle Anselmet	F	1972	France	Climber	Bonneval-sur-Arc, Savoie, France	Mountain hut manager	Details Other expeditions
Pascal Buffoni	M	1967	Switzerland	Climber	Le Bouveret, Valais, Switzerland	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Xavier Leon Carrard	M	1970	Switzerland	Climber	Geneva, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Olivier Kurz	M	1963	Switzerland	Climber	Geneva, Switzerland	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Stephane Charles Joseph Schaffter	M	1953	Switzerland	Leader	Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Suchet	M	1974	Switzerland	Climber	Belfaux, Fribourg, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.