Ama Dablam: history and expeditions of the Club Alpino Ama Dablam since 1983
The mountain that has given the club its name since 1983. Manuel González (Lolo) reached the summit in 1999, and the club flag has kept climbing ever since: most recently, to the top of Denali in 2026.
43 years of climbing mountains
Manuel González (Lolo) and Miguel Ángel Mateos founded the club in 1983. Since then, the Ama Dablam flag has flown on some of the highest summits on the planet.
Eight summits over 8,000 metresManuel González (Lolo), five: Cho Oyu, Everest, Manaslu, Lhotse and Gasherbrum II. Manuel Morales, two: Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyu. Miguel A. Navarrete, one: Gasherbrum II.
Our expedition documentaries have more than 300,000 views on YouTube.
The club is born
A group of friends from San Pedro Alcántara founds the Club Alpino Ama Dablam.
The Rally a Pie begins
From San Pedro to the top of La Torrecilla (1,919 m): the oldest mountain race in Andalusia.
Annapurna, 8,091 m
The first all-Andalusian expedition to an 8,000-metre peak sets off from San Pedro Alcántara and reaches 7,700 metres.
Annapurna, 1988 Dhaulagiri, 8,167 m: the first Andalusian 8,000er
On 5 October, Manuel Morales, aged 23, becomes the first Andalusian to stand on the summit of a mountain over 8,000 metres.
Dhaulagiri, 1990 Cho Oyu, 8,188 m, in winter
On 8 February, Manuel Salazar, Manuel Morales and Manuel González (Lolo) make the first Andalusian winter ascent of an 8,000er. The team receives the Spanish Federation's Silver Ice Axe (Piolet de Plata).
Lolo at 8,000 m on Cho Oyu in winter Ama Dablam, 6,812 m
Manuel González (Lolo) reaches the summit of the mountain the club is named after.
Lolo on the summit of Ama Dablam Everest, 8,849 m
On 22 May, Manuel González (Lolo) and Iván Jara become the first Andalusians to stand on the roof of the world. The team is named best Andalusian team of the year at the Andalusian Sports Awards.
Everest, 2000 Manaslu, 8,163 m
On 19 May, Lolo reaches the summit as cameraman for the Expedición Mujer Andalucía, in which Tamara Romero and Inma Garrido make the first Andalusian ascent of the mountain.
Manaslu, 2009 Lhotse, 8,516 m
On 21 May, Lolo reaches the summit. On the way down he has an accident and is rescued at 8,000 metres, as told in the documentary «A la sombra del gigante» (In the giant's shadow).
Lhotse expedition, 2011 Gasherbrum II, 8,035 m
On 31 July, club members Manuel González (Lolo) and Miguel A. Navarrete reach the summit, together with Fernando Fernández-Vivancos and Pepe Saldaña.
The Gasherbrum II team: Miguel, Ferrán, José, Fernando, Lolo and Pepe El Tornillo reopens
After fourteen years closed, the climbing wall opens again and becomes the club's home.
Project 8,000
An expedition to Nanga Parbat, with the goal of taking the club flag to all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks.
Tharpu Chuli, 5,663 m
A summit in the Annapurna Sanctuary, in Nepal.
Denali, 6,190 m
The highest mountain in North America, in Alaska.
The club on video
Documentaries from our expeditions and reports about the club. There are more on the De 0 a 8.000 channel (From 0 to 8,000).
- 144members today, aged 1 to 69
- 45under-18s in the climbing school and the team
- 850+people have been through the club since 2021
- 118entries at the 2025 Andalusian Cup, held at our climbing wall
Young climbers already winning in Andalusia
Our competition team has been taking part in the Andalusian Cup (Copa de Andalucía) for four years: today it has 12 climbers, 8 girls and 4 boys, who train at El Tornillo with two of the club's coaches.
- 2026Three golds, two silvers and a bronze at the Manilva round of the Andalusian Cup.
- 2025Andalusian lead climbing champion for the second year running, plus two Andalusian runner-up titles.
- 1stThe club's first climber at a Spanish Championship.
- 3rounds of the Andalusian Cup hosted at our climbing wall (2021, 2022 and 2025).
Competition team sponsors
The competition team exists thanks to our climbers' mums and dads and to these companies that sponsor it:
- Andaluza de Trabajos Verticales ATV
- Miguel Calzado Carpentry
- Grupo 31
- Reformas F.A. 22
Would your company like to support the competition team? Email us at [email protected].
Where to find us
At the Palacio de los Deportes Elena Benítez, next to the climbing wall. The entrance is through the sports complex.
- Club office
- Tuesdays 9:00 to 13:00, with the club secretary. On Thursdays, roughly 19:30 to 22:00, we're usually climbing at the wall: if you see us, come over and ask. We're all volunteers, so the times shift a little from week to week.
- Phone
- 604 417 478
- [email protected]
- Address
- C/ Fuente Nueva s/n, 29670 San Pedro Alcántara, Marbella
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