Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A Iceland expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Nikola Kekus. Summit reached on 20th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3181
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD98325
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Iceland
Leaders Nikola Kekus
Sponsor Icelandic Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 259
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 1998-10-12
Summit Date 1998-10-20
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 8
Total Days 11
Termination Date 1998-10-23
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 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 2
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(12/10,4600m),ABC(15/10,5500m),C3(19/10,6200m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes 18 Oct slept at ABC. 20th returned to BC. Started at 5:30 am on 20th Oct. ABC to C1 was 45 minutes. C2 doesn't have enough space for more than 3 tents. An American got to the summit at 8:30. 4 from Mountain Madness group was going up while they were going down.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Icelanders on summit
Agency Nepal Myths & Mountain Trails
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456030
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
Arni Edvaldsson M 1963 Iceland Climber Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Julius Gunnarsson M 1975 Iceland Climber Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Technician Details Other expeditions
Simon Halldorsson M 1975 Iceland Climber Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Trades school student Details Other expeditions
Nikola (Nick) Kekus M 1957 UK Leader Cockermouth, Cumbria, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Orvar Atli Porgeirsson M 1975 Iceland Climber Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Valgardur Samundsson M 1971 Iceland Climber Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Babu Chiri (Babu Tshering) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chhulemu, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98325 HIGH - - - 198:35 (May 1999) -