Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge
A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Reinhard Putz. Summit reached on 9th November 1998. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3194 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD98330 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Reinhard Putz |
| Sponsor | DAV Summit Club Expedition 1998 to Ama Dablam |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 281 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Germany |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-11-05 |
| Summit Date | 1998-11-09 |
| Summit Time | 1510 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 1998-11-11 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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 | Climbed Gokyo Peak after Ama Dablam |
| Campsites | BC(05/11,4600m),C1(07/11,5600m),C2(08/11,5800m),Smt(09/11) |
| Route Notes | 8th Spitzer worried about loose rocks and down BC; other 2 members to C1 only; too windy and then not feeling well and down to Pangboche, so only leader to top (clouds and strong wind at first but after waiting till 8:00 am weather became fine and he went up and reached top at 3:10 pm and back to C2 at 6:30 pm; down to BC 10th. Birds had taken food from C2 while Putz out of it to summit and left him only tea. |
| Accidents | ` |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456050 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Hohensinn | M | 1954 | Austria | Climber | Piding, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Reinhard Putz | M | 1935 | Austria | Leader | Bad-Duerrnberg, Salzburg, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Max Spitzer | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Piding, Bavaria, Germany | University professor of political science | Details Other expeditions |
| Elisabeth Wolfgruber | F | 1969 | Austria | Climber | Piding, Bavaria, Germany | University professor of political science | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.