Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Marc Fairhead. Summit reached on 1st April 2001. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3747
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD01101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Marc Fairhead
Sponsor Australian Ama Dablam Expedition 2001
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-03-25
Summit Date 2001-04-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2001-04-20
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to bad snow conditions and lack of time
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
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(25/03,4600m),ABC(01/04,5300m),C1(04/04,5850m),C2(11/04,6200m),xxx(11/04,6200m)
Route Notes BC at normal site ABC at "yak camp" on ridge C1 on SW Ridge C2 at normal site on pinnacle High point at C2. Were only people on mountain when Aussies got to C2. Interested to summit from C2 on 13 April but that day 9-inch snowfall all kept them in C2. Next day 14 April even more snowfall and that night fierce thunderstorm which was frightening, "perched on small pinnacle on a little ridge," as Schroeder put it. Fairchild and Schroeder were always intended to be the summit climbers and others supporting them. Now weather still looking bad and time running out, so down on 15th in difficult snow conditions (total 1-1/2 ft fell) to C1, where crawled into Spanish tent while our tent left at C2. BC on 16th where waited 17th and 18th to C1 to clear equipment and snowed all day: difficult here in boulder field covered with snow.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456477
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Rohan Buckley M 1972 Australia Climber Sale, Victoria, Australia Air force navigator Details Other expeditions
Marc Cameron Fairhead M 1968 Australia Leader Bridgewater, SA, Australia Manager in Department of Defense Details Other expeditions
Mark Schroeder M 1960 Australia Climber Woolhara, NSW, Australia Advertising general manager Details Other expeditions
Colin Smith M 1966 Australia Climber Prospect, SA, Australia Air force pilot Details Other expeditions
Naomi Smith F 1970 Australia Climber Prospect, SA, Australia Air force logistics officer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.