Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Roland Maruna. Summit reached on 16th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3182
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Expedition ID AMAD98326
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Roland Maruna
Sponsor First Vienna Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 248,251
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Namche->Thyangboche
Basecamp Date 1998-10-10
Summit Date 1998-10-16
Summit Time 1630
Summit Days 6
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1998-10-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(10/10,4600m),C1(14/10,5700m),C2(16/10),C3(16/10,6300m),Smt(16-17/10)
Route Notes C1 got to on Oct 12 C2 didn't sleep at C2 at all . On Oct 16 Bannert went up to the summit from C1 and returned to C3 to sleep. Started from C1 at 10:00 am. Got back to C3 at 6:00 pm. Bannert was the only one on the summit. They didn't meet anyone going down. On Oct 17 left C3 at 10:00 am because it was stormy and very cold. Was foggy and cold so couldn't walk faster. On return from summit, slept at C3. Oct 18 went to C1. Oct 19 to BC. Tek - Cho Oyu, Shishapangma Phurba - Shishapangma, Annapurna I 2 Americans also got to the summit that day (Oct 17). Oct 18 some Americans (maybe from Mountain Madness, Seattle). On 21st Frenchman named Yves with client got to summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Stupa View Trekkking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456026
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
Norbert Bannert M 1960 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Systems engineer Details Other expeditions
Matthias Beitl M 1967 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Ethnologist Details Other expeditions
Michael (Mischa) Berthold M 1971 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Computer software Details Other expeditions
Stefan Kozak M 1965 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Roland Maruna M 1943 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria University teacher of history & sports, alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Walter Strauss M 1948 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Motor oil salesman Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tek Bahadur Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Gora, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98326 HIGH - - - 198:35 (May 1999) -