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.