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 | - | - | - |