Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Houston. Summit reached on 22nd November 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4115
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD02312
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Houston
Sponsor American Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 412
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-11-17
Summit Date 2002-11-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2002-11-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Lobuche to 5600m (very steep ice at bottom)
Campsites BC(17/11,4580m),C1(19/11,5820m),C2(21/11,6200m),Smt(22/11)
Route Notes Very good conditions: wind low and clear sky. No technical difficulties. Less difficult than steep ice on Lobuche, where they had some climbing before Ama Dablam. No one else to summit on 22 Nov.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457123
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark J. Houston M 1956 USA Leader Bishop, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bigoney Kulp M 1950 USA Climber Los Gatos, California Philosophy professor Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.