Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Jeffrey Clapp. Summit reached on 26th April 2000. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3488 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD00108 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Jeffrey Clapp |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | 2000-04-17 |
| Summit Date | 2000-04-26 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2000-04-28 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6200m due to exhaustion, headache and route very bad |
| High Point (m) | 6200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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 | Climbed Island Peak |
| Campsites | BC(17/04,4600m),C1(21/04,5700m),C2(22/04,6000m),xxx(26/04,6200m) |
| Route Notes | High point at 6200m at "gray tower" below C2 site. 22 April night bad storm and 23 April to BC. 25th to C2 and there 26th wanted to go to C3 but had bad headache. Nima Tashi went on 25th to Clapp, got severe headache too, so down to BC. Both exhausted, now climb finished. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nima & Neema Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456136 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Scott Clapp | M | 1956 | USA | Leader | Joshua Tree, California | Owner of indoor climbing gyms | Details Other expeditions |
| Buck Rogers | M | 1972 | USA | Climber | West Newbury, Vermont | Medical student | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.