Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Ron Matous. Summit reached on 23rd April 2000. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ron Matous
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	2000-04-09
Summit Date	2000-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	18
Termination Date	2000-04-27
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6400m due to lack of time
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(09/04,4600m),C1(17/04,5500m),C2(23/04,6000m),xxx(23/04,6400m)
Route Notes	BC at normal site C1 lower than normal site just below boulder field C2 at normal on Yellow Tower High point at SW Ridge. Matous and Kennedy reached C2 on 23rd, Matous down but Kennedy stayed in C2 with their 2 "Sherpas" who went on to high point same day. 24th sat in C2 and with storm night of 24th and all day that called for summit on 26th and no time left to go back up.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456133
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	27113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Ben E.
Last Name	Banks
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation	Business owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2432703
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ben e. banks
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27114
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Kennedy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida
Occupation	Company executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	2000-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434638
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert kennedy
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27115
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Ronald A. (Ron)
Last Name	Matous
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Kelly, Wyoming
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	2000-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432396
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ronald a. (ron) matous
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44465
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Danuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2000-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441867
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (danuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44466
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00112
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Indra Bahadur
Last Name	Ghale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Barpak, Gorkha, Gandaki Zone
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2000-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435036
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	indra bahadur ghale
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ben E. Banks	M	1953	USA	Climber	Salt Lake City, Utah	Business owner	Details Other expeditions
Robert Kennedy	M	1958	USA	Climber	Boca Raton, Florida	Company executive	Details Other expeditions
Ronald A. (Ron) Matous	M	1952	USA	Leader	Kelly, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Indra Bahadur Ghale	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Barpak, Gorkha, Gandaki Zone	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.