Ama Dablam | 2000 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Andy Owen. Summit reached on 7th December 2000. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3675
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Andy Owen
Sponsor	Jagged Globe Ama Dablam Expedition 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	347
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Norway, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-11-26
Summit Date	2000-12-07
Summit Time	1115
Summit Days	11
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2000-12-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(26/11,4600m),C1(27/11,5600m),C3(06/12,6300m),Smt(07/12)
Route Notes	Left C3 7:00 am (2 Sherpas and 3 members). Hayward turned back at 6500m (because exhausted from long day's climbing before and slightly affected by altitude) with one Sherpa, while others went to top at about 11:15 am. They were only people on top that day. White not acclimatizing at base camp and had diarrhea and left BC and expedition 30 Nov.
Accidents	2 cases of incipient altitude sickness; Bjolseth and Hayward waiting
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456361
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	28803
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Gunnar
Last Name	Bjolseth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Nurse and lecturer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	Alititude sickness
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2432172
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gunnar bjolseth
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28804
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Stephen
Last Name	Hayward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Telford, Shropshire, England
Occupation	Geophysicist
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2000-12-07
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2439507
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen hayward
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28805
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Jonathan
Last Name	Howell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Portland, Dorset, England
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	2000-12-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	347
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	AMS
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	2436326
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan howell
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28806
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Ildi Jane
Last Name	Morris
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Occupation	Web producer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438015
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ildi jane morris
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28807
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Paul Harold
Last Name	Morrow
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2432976
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul harold morrow
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28808
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Garreth Milton
Last Name	Murrell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bracknell, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Crime-scene expert
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	garreth milton murrell
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Andrew David (Andy)
Last Name	Owen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Kendal, Cumbria, England
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	2000-12-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	347
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	2438016
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew david (andy) owen
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Robert John
Last Name	White
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Lymm, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2430895
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert john white
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	52
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	28811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2000-12-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	347
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	-8
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47448
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2000
Season	4
First Name	Nima Gombu (Gombu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2000-12-07
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	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2438313
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gombu (gombu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gunnar Bjolseth	M	1952	Norway	Climber	Oslo, Norway	Nurse and lecturer	Details Other expeditions
Stephen Hayward	M	1972	UK	Climber	Telford, Shropshire, England	Geophysicist	Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Howell	M	1963	UK	Climber	Portland, Dorset, England	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ildi Jane Morris	F	1968	USA	Climber	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Web producer	Details Other expeditions
Paul Harold Morrow	M	1954	USA	Climber	-	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Garreth Milton Murrell	M	1969	UK	Climber	Bracknell, Berkshire, England	Crime-scene expert	Details Other expeditions
Andrew David (Andy) Owen	M	1968	UK	Leader	Kendal, Cumbria, England	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Robert John White	M	1948	UK	Climber	Lymm, Cheshire, England	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wangchu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7676
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD00401
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=36
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD00401	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=36	-	-	-