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.