Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Bill Crouse. Summit reached on 2nd November 2002. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4116
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Bill Crouse
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants Ama Dablam Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	391,405
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-10-22
Summit Date	2002-11-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2002-11-13
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	200
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(22/10,4550m),ABC(27/10,5500m),C1(29/10,5750m),C2(31/10,6000m),C3(01/11,6300m),Smt(02,11/11)
Route Notes	2nd was lovely day and this team were only people on top that day. All teams cooperated in fixing ropes, anchors, etc and using each other's tents. Gianotti arrived BC 4 Nov to ABC 6th, C1 8th, C2 on 9th, C3 10th and top 11th.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457103
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	William Charles (Bill)
Last Name	Crouse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Breckenridge, Colorado
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	2002-11-02
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	391
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	2436356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william charles (bill) crouse
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Brian Charles
Last Name	De Camp
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
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	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	2002-11-02
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	391
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	2437499
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brian charles de camp
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	James Ronald (Jay)
Last Name	Foutch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Snowmass Village, Colorado
Occupation	Consultant
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	2002-11-02
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	391
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	2438237
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james ronald (jay) foutch
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Alan Joseph
Last Name	Gianotti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Pacifica, California
Occupation	Emergency room physician
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	2002-11-11
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	405
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	2435735
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alan joseph gianotti
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Andrew Sidney (Andy)
Last Name	Taylor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Queenstown, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2002-11-02
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	391
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	2437114
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew sidney (andy) taylor
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Phu Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2002-11-02
Summit Date 2	2002-11-11
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	391
Ascent 2	405
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	Summited twice
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439621
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phu tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Charles (Bill) Crouse	M	1963	USA	Leader	Breckenridge, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Brian Charles De Camp	M	1967	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Software developer	Details Other expeditions
James Ronald (Jay) Foutch	M	1969	USA	Climber	Snowmass Village, Colorado	Consultant	Details Other expeditions
Alan Joseph Gianotti	M	1962	USA	Climber	Pacifica, California	Emergency room physician	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Sidney (Andy) Taylor	M	1965	UK	Climber	Queenstown, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD02313
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/AmaDablam2002Dispatches
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD02313	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/AmaDablam2002Dispatches	-	-	-