Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Valdez. Summit reached on 21st October 2000. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Change history — how this expedition, its members and references have changed between database releases.

Field Value
ID 40
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID AMAD00325
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2000
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Valdez
Sponsor Ama Dablam Expedition 2000
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 326
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2000-10-18
Summit Date 2000-10-21
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2000-10-23
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 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(18/10,4200m),C1(20/10,5700m),C2(21/10,5980m),Smt(21/10)
Route Notes Oct 21 left C2 at 02:30 hours, reached summit at 10:15 hours. Spent about 25 minutes on summit. Returned to C2 at 16:00 hours. Had rest about two hours in C3 site. Barton Bemus had to stop at C2 due to headache. Rest were in C1. It was windy and clear day. Valdez says he was the only person on the mountain on the summit. Climbed alone. Probably only person done so in the year 2000. Other members might had done better if the Sherpas were skilled climbers. Actually the agency suggested they have Sherpas. Ang Dorji Sherpa (53) too old to do work. Lhakpa Temba Sherpa (39) is shy and following the advice of Ang Dorji. They appreciate the job of SPCC, but they feel they need more monitoring of their job.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Sherpa Nepal
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False changed 2020
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456314
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Valdez M 1958 USA Leader Portland, Oregon Commercialization manager sportswear/company Details Other expeditions
Barton Bemus M 1962 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Graphic artist Details Other expeditions
Robert Castillo M 1971 USA Climber Sandy, Utah Waiter and photographer Details Other expeditions
William Castillo M 1963 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Architect Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Kaiser M 1966 USA Climber Portland, Oregon Architect Details Other expeditions
Regan Velasquez M 1962 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Does field testing for sports clothes manufacturer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.