Ama Dablam and Pumori Expedition

Trip Overview

The normal route to climb Ama Dablam is from its South- West ridge. Most of the mountaineering beginners start their climbing through Mt. Ama Dablam (6812 m.).  Ama Dablam is a small snowcapped peak of (6812 m) lying in the Everest region. This South-West ridge is the normal and most popular route to ascend the Mt. Ama Dablam.

The mountaineers have to cross difficult ice rocks and steep snow climbing on their route. Mountaineers usually have to pitch 3 high camps while climbing Ama Dablam (6812 m.).

The climbers have to pass the toughest passing through the saddle ridges and then should turn to the north, climbing up through the rocky ground and through the boulder from base to camp 1 .

From Camp I – one has to cross the rocky bowl and climb the ridge through fixed lines to Camp 2 . The climbing route from Camp 2 is mostly with the steep mixed alleyways of rock, ice and snow. The route leads to the slope following snow ground and then passes through steep snow and ice tunnel then finally along the snow ridge go to Camp 3 . From camp 3 to the summit is steep climb on snow and ice to the right of a huge hanging glacier.

From the top of Mt. Ama Dablam, one can see very charming scenery of Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Island peak, Makalu, Khumbu Himal and rest of the snowcapped surrounded mountains can be envisioned.