Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by David Hiddleston. Summit reached on 26th October 2000. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3668
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD00322
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2000
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders David Hiddleston
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 328
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Canada, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-10-17
Summit Date 2000-10-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2000-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(17/10,4500m),C1(22/10,5700m),C2(24/10,5900m),C3(26/10,6200m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents Sloane altitude sickness prevented going above C1
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456319
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alan Duane Arnette M 1956 USA Climber Fort Collins, Colorado Computer company manager Details Other expeditions
David John Hiddleston M 1969 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Liliane Lambert F 1971 Canada Climber Rimouski, Quebec Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Norman Bryan MacDonald M 1970 New Zealand Climber New Plymouth, New Zealand Electrician Details Other expeditions
Paul Vincent Rogers M 1962 UK Climber Upper Hutt, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Keith Kingston Sloane M 1943 Australia Climber Savernake, NSW, Australia Farmer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD00322 - - http://www.alanarnette.com - - -