Ama Dablam
René Hochreiter
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| At 6828 m, Ama Dablam is one of the
highest technical climbs in the world. Besides being one of
the most beautiful mountains in the world, it is sacred to the
Sherpas. It resembles an angel with its wings spread on either
side. It is about 20 km south of Mount Everest, close to the
Thyangboche Monastery. The name Ama Dablam
means "mother's jewel box" and refers to a religious necklace worn
by traditional Sherpa women. |
Ama Dablam with Prayer Flags
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Thyangboche Monastery
Photo acknowledgement:
www.cliveansell.co.uk
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| The route to the summit starts from
behind the ridge on the left hand side of the photograph alongside,
and then follows the ridge almost to the top. Approximately
200 m from the summit, the route goes out onto the summit ice field
and then heads for the peak. There are three
camps established on the way up with Base Camp on, what is reputed
to be, the best site in the Himalayas with a grassy field on which
to pitch tents! |
Guy Cotter
Director, Adventure Consultants
IFMGA Mountain & Ski Guide
(Photograph © Suze Kelly)
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Adventure Consultants
René writes: "I will be travelling with Adventure Consultants
(AC), a world renowned mountain guiding company from New Zealand (www.adventureconsultants.co.nz).
The company is headed up by Guy Cotter, whom I met during the 2006
season at Mount Everest. Adventure Consultants has impressed
me with its professionalism and attention to detail in the run-up
and planning of the 2008 Ama Dablam expedition. It is a good
start to what, hopefully, will be a Himalayan summit for me - a
summit of one of the most beautiful peaks in the world. In my
book, these are Kilimanjaro (achieved, 2000 and 2006), The Matterhorn
(not attempted yet), Mont
Blanc (achieved, 2002), Ama Dablam and Everest (reached 6500 m in
2006)." |
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The team for Ama Dablam 2008 comprises nine climbers,
the Team Leader, Steve Moffat (New Zealand), Assistant Guides Mark
Austin-Cheval (New Zealand) and Gary Kuehn (USA - resident in New
Zealand), Expedition Sirdar Ang Tshering Sherpa (Khumjung), Climbing
Sirdar Lhakpa Dorjee Sherpa (Makalu), three Climbing Sherpas Pasang
Bhote (Makalu), Sange Dorjee Sherpa (Pangboche), Da Zangbu Sherpa (Pangboche),
Cook Dawa and Cook Boy Jangbu. Click here
to read more about the 2008 Ama Dablam AC team. |
Steve Moffat, NZMGA Climbing and Ski guide
AC Climbing Leader, Ama Dablam 2008
(Photograph © Luis Benitez)
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René Hochreiter
AC Team Member, Ama Dablam 2008
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Grateful thanks to the following
who assisted with sponsorship for René's trip: |
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Allan Hochreiter (Pty) Ltd
James Allan |
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TransAfrika Resources
Roeland van Kerckhoven |
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Hunter Dickinson Services Incorporated
Ron Thiessen & Joel Kesler |
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Ama Dablam showing the trail to Pangboche
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here to view enlarged version)
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Ama Dablam from Pangboche
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here to view enlarged version)
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SMS René
from your cell at 0088 216 211 20895
Alternatively, a 160-character SMS may be sent directly from
http://services.thuraya.com; click on Send SMS to Thuraya
Phone etc.
Please note that Nepal is 3 hours 45 minutes ahead of South African Standard Time. |
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