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 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| 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) | - |