Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Dave Penny. Summit reached on 25th April 2000. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3489
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD00109
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dave Penny
Sponsor Colorado Ama Dablam 2000 Expedition
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 2000-04-13
Summit Date 2000-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2000-04-27
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to snow conditions on ridge and mild illness
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 -
Campsites BC(13/04,4500m),ABC(16/04,5200m),C1(19/04,5800m),C2(22/04,6100m),C3(25/04,6400m),xxx(25/04,6400m)
Route Notes BC at normal site. 26 April descended from C3 because lot of new snow on ridge and some members had stomach problems. Spitzer could not go higher because not in good health now. Penny and Spitzer went down to BC in 26th and climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456135
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David (Dave) Penny M 1960 USA Leader Crested Butte, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert Roach M 1958 USA Climber Atlanta, Georgia Computer consultant Details Other expeditions
Courtney Scales M 1970 USA Climber Almont, Colorado Alpine guide & instructor Details Other expeditions
Laura Scales F 1969 USA Climber Almont, Colorado Outdoor educator Details Other expeditions
Austin (Led) Spitzer M 1967 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Medical student Details Other expeditions
Robert Stuplich M 1947 USA Climber Crested Butte, Colorado Real estate dealer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.