Ama Dablam | 2002 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2002 via SW Ridge, led by Eric Larson. Summit reached on 18th October 2002. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4119
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD02316
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Eric Larson
Sponsor	Autumn 2002 Season's 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-10-16
Summit Date	2002-10-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	2
Total Days	3
Termination Date	2002-10-19
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6350m due to not enough time and ropes not fixed above 6350m
High Point (m)	6350
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	Attempted Cho Oyu (CHOY-023-24)
Campsites	BC(16/10,3960m),C1(17/10,5800m),C2(18/10,6000m),xxx(18/10,6350m)
Route Notes	BC at Pangboche High point at 50m below C3 on SW Ridge. "It was a great climb. I wouldn't want to do the climb in any other way."
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457088
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Eric Allen Larson	M	1973	USA	Leader	Telluride, Colorado	Alpine guide & ski patroller	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.