Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Rippel. Summit reached on 16th October 2000. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3669
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Tim Rippel
Sponsor	Peak Freaks Ama Dablam Expedition 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	317
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Norway, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-10-03
Summit Date	2000-10-16
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	13
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2000-10-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	6
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(03/10,4600m),ABC(09/10,5200m),C1(11/10,5700m),C2(15/10,6200m),Smt(16/10)
Route Notes	C1 on SW Ridge C2 at normal C3 site on ridge. 16 Oct reached top at 11:30 on average, all after Germans. Stayed on top 1-1/2 hours, with no wind, very clear and very warm (gloves off), ate lunch and took lots of photos. Day before and after, strong winds and cold.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456309
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	28765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Sam
Last Name	Baio
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Nelson, British Columbia
Occupation	Retail store owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439454
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sam baio
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Mark W.
Last Name	Bryant
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Clayton, Washington
Occupation	Posal mailhandler
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431174
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark w. bryant
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	George
Last Name	Cutter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433093
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george cutter
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28768
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Timothy Leonard (Tim)
Last Name	Rippel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Nelson, British Columbia
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435515
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	timothy leonard (tim) rippel
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28769
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Elmer
Last Name	Smith
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Erie, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Program manager for disabled Americans veterans organization
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429929
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elmer smith
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28770
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00323
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Ole Henning
Last Name	Sommerfelt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2000-10-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	317
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437883
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ole henning sommerfelt
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sam Baio	M	1972	USA	Climber	Nelson, British Columbia	Retail store owner	Details Other expeditions
Mark W. Bryant	M	1949	USA	Climber	Clayton, Washington	Posal mailhandler	Details Other expeditions
George Cutter	M	1954	USA	Climber	Montreal, Quebec	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Timothy Leonard (Tim) Rippel	M	1961	Canada	Leader	Nelson, British Columbia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Elmer Smith	M	1946	USA	Climber	Erie, Pennsylvania	Program manager for disabled Americans veterans organization	Details Other expeditions
Ole Henning Sommerfelt	M	1968	Norway	Climber	Oslo, Norway	Engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.