Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Masakazu Okuda. Summit reached on 9th October 2000. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3648 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD00307 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Masakazu Okuda |
| Sponsor | Windbell Club Ama Dablam Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 313 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Thyangboche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-09-28 |
| Summit Date | 2000-10-09 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2000-10-13 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(28/09,4500m),C1(04/10,5600m),C2(06/10,6000m),Smt(09/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 4 to C1. Slept all members and one Sherpa. Oct 6 to C2. Slept Okuda, Nakamura and Sherpa. Kobayashi left 6 Oct for BC. Did not continue as she had to go back to Japan due to short leave. Oct 9 left C2 at 01:30 hours, reached summit at 11:00 hours. Stayed about 20 min. Reached C2 about 16:00 hours. The weather on that day was very good. Snow condition was very good. The team returned to KTM on Oct 17 and will leave on 21. Okuda lost fingers and toes - is correct (Kangch '98). May be attempt on Dhaulagiri next spring. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cosmo Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456302 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoko Kobayashi | F | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Nangoku, Kochi, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazusada Nakamura | M | 1973 | Japan | Climber | Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan | Import company staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Masakazu Okuda | M | 1966 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Travel agency staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.