Ama Dablam | 2001 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2001 via SW Ridge, led by Sergei Menchenin. Summit reached on 17th April 2001. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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

Field	Value
ID	45
Imported	2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID	AMAD01102
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Sergei Menchenin
Sponsor	Ama Dablam 2001 Expedition
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	Russia
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-04-09
Summit Date	2001-04-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2001-04-21
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m due to Menenchin not feeling well and lack of time
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	140
Total Members	3
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(09/04,4600m),C1(13/04,5900m),xxx(17/04,6100m)
Route Notes	Put gear at site for C2 on 17 April and then went down to C1 to get more gear for C2. 18th in C1 because of fog and new snowfall all day. During night Menchenin developed altitude problems so 19th up to C2 site to bring down gear and down to BC same day; 21st up again to bring rest of gear down but attempt on summit abandoned (decision to abandon taken on 19th). Fixed rope below C1 (fixed 140m).
Accidents	Menchenin slight altitude sickness
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False changed 2020
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456493
Year	2001
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	250
Imported	2026-11-04 22:32:24.749110
Expedition ID	AMAD01102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Sergei
Last Name	Menchenin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Foster City, California
Occupation	Software development manager
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2001-04-17
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Slight AMS
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434617
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei menchenin
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	251
Imported	2026-11-04 22:32:24.749110
Expedition ID	AMAD01102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Ekaterina (Kate)
Last Name	Vorotnikova
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Nashua, New Hampshire
Occupation	Biologist
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	2433862
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ekaterina (kate) vorotnikova
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	252
Imported	2026-11-04 22:32:24.749110
Expedition ID	AMAD01102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Stas
Last Name	Yurkevich
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Software developer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2001-04-17
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	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2438078
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stas yurkevich
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sergei Menchenin	M	1958	USA	Leader	Foster City, California	Software development manager	Details Other expeditions
Ekaterina (Kate) Vorotnikova	F	1956	Russia	Climber	Nashua, New Hampshire	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Stas Yurkevich	M	1968	USA	Climber	San Francisco, California	Software developer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.