Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge
A Austria expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Harti Gfoellner. Summit reached on 3rd November 1999. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3385 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD99309 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Harti Gfoellner |
| Sponsor | Indepedent pair on Swiss (Amandruz) permit |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 295 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-10-29 |
| Summit Date | 1999-11-03 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 8 |
| Termination Date | 1999-11-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(29/10,4600m),C1(01/11,5700m),Smt(03/11) |
| Route Notes | Austrians were independent team on permit of Swiss led by Paul-Victor Amaudruz. Pilz stayed in C1 but Gfoellner went to top; Pilz said he had stomach trouble, but perhaps he didn't want to try for top. Gfoellner left C1 at 2:10 am on 3 Nov, arrived at summit at 10:30 am and descend to BC that day. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa & Swiss Adventures |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456410 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmut (Harti) Gfoellner | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Pilz | M | 1965 | Austria | Climber | Bad Goisern, Upper Austria, Austria | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.