Ama Dablam | 2000 S Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via S Ridge, led by Barry Blanchard, Catherine Mulvihill. Summit reached on 18th October 2000. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3667
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD00321
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Barry Blanchard, Catherine Mulvihill
Sponsor	Independent team on Statham permit
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	-
Basecamp Date	2000-10-13
Summit Date	2000-10-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	5
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2000-10-21
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned due to difficult snow conditions & lack of motivation
High Point (m)	6700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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(13/10,4600m),C1(15/10,5600m),C2(16/10,6100m),C3(17/10,6500m),xxx(18/10,6700m)
Route Notes	Reached couple hundred meters above C3 on 18th, then retreated because of poor snow conditions (unconsolidated and deep). Retreated to C2 that night. 19th to BC. Independent team on Statham's permit and climbed same route as that of Canadian-US expedition. 5 Nov 2000 - David Hiddleston, leader of New Zealand expedition: Blanchard and Mulvihill (his wife) turned back at about 5800m because of unconsolidated snow on the ridge. When Blanchard was descending, he called down to Statham, who was at base of S Ridge (at about 5300m) and ready to go up it and told Statham ridge not possible.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456311
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	28755
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00321
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Barry
Last Name	Blanchard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Canmore, Alberta
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2000-10-18
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434732
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	barry blanchard
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28756
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00321
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Catherine
Last Name	Mulvihill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Canmore, Alberta
Occupation	Film production administrator
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2000-10-18
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438621
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	catherine mulvihill
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Barry Blanchard	M	1959	Canada	Co-Leader	Canmore, Alberta	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Catherine Mulvihill	M	1969	Canada	Co-Leader	Canmore, Alberta	Film production administrator	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.