Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A Norway expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Karl Ronstad. Summit reached on 16th October 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3495
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD99304
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Norway
Leaders Karl Ronstad
Sponsor Norwegian Ama Dablam Expedition 1999
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 1999-10-01
Summit Date 1999-10-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1999-10-19
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6670m due to heavy snow and bad weather
High Point (m) 6670
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 450
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
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(01/10,4550m),ABC(03/10,5300m),C1(05/10,5800m),C2(08/10,6000m),C3(12/10,6300m),xxx(16/10,6670m)
Route Notes BC at usual site ABC on the ridge C1 at the beginning of ridge C2 at top of Yellow Tower C3 beneath the Dablam. All members reached C2. Six members to C3. They had to abandon due to heavy snow and other reason as told was shortage of their own ropes. This they consider as their bad luck. The German team agreed to allow them to share their ropes and had planned to attempt the summit together on the 17th. But the Germans had to retreat due to a very sick member. They did not leave their ropes; they even took off some of the ropes fixed over the col. The team feels betrayal by the Germans. Earlier the German team told them that any team using their fixed ropes had to pay money. The Norwegians had a very bad experience with the attitude of Germans - talking to charge money for every bit of cooperation. The team leader said probably they would complain to the German Alpine Club about this non-cooperative attitude in the mountain. The Germans also had lied to them saying that the major portion of fixed ropes between C1-C3 belongs to them. Later they realized that the ropes were fixed by the Swiss expedition. The Swiss, French and Spanish expedition teams were very cooperative. The sirdar Tashi Tshering, as told by the leader is 7-time summiteer of Everest - very good and efficient. It was his first time to work as sirdar. The team arrived Kathmandu on the morning of 23rd and will be leaving on 25 and 26 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456392
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Thoralf Mads Bergersen M 1963 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Electrician Details Other expeditions
Asmund Bjornstad M 1965 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Student & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Eivind Bogerud M 1966 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Economist Details Other expeditions
Frank Endresen M 1967 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Economist Details Other expeditions
Hakon Fredsvik Hansen M 1964 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Otto Sandsdalen Romfo M 1953 Norway Exp Doctor Hosle, Norway Physician Details Other expeditions
Karl Erik Ronstad M 1966 Norway Leader Oslo, Norway Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal Sirdar Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.