Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Alan Silva. Summit reached on 11th May 2003. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4225
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Alan Silva
Sponsor	Jewel Seekers Sydney Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	419,422,424,426
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	S Africa
Approach	Gokyo->Chola La->Gorakshep (7 members); Jiri->Dingboche (Alan)
Basecamp Date	2003-05-04
Summit Date	2003-05-11
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	7
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2003-05-20
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	300
Total Members	8
Summit Members	7
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Island Peak (May 3)
Campsites	BC(05,4770m),C1(07/05,5800m),C2(09/05,6075m),C3(10/05,6400m),Smt(11-13,19/05)
Route Notes	BC at 4770m normal - everyone C1 at 5800m normal - everyone C2 at 6075m normal - Jon Castley, Grace Tang, Jangbu Sherpa C3 at 6400m normal - Jon Castley, Grace Tang, Jangbu Sherpa Summit on May 19 by Jangbu Sherpa, Penny Troy, Jon Castley. Island Peak - all attempted, only Alan Silva summited, rest were 30m from top. Tia Rana Silva, daughter of Alan Silva, 20 months old (28 Aug 2001), spent 2 nights @ BC - no problems. Jangbu Sherpa - Okhaldhunga, 38 years old, twice summited Ama Dablam this time, twice summited previously; summited Pumori, Everest C3. Weather good. Summit day, May 19 - no views. BC - little litter, only 2 toilets - need 1-2 more. Ropes - too many and in bad condition which can be dangerous - need to get them off. Fixed ropes - Jangbu Sherpa replaced 300m: C2->C3, 200m; C3->summit, 100m Swiss Sherpa replaced 250m: C1->C2 Independent Himalayan Adventure Guide Sarki Tamang, aka Bir was a BC sirdar Expeditions report to Tourism Ministry after returning to KTM gives following altitudes: BC 4770m 5 May C1 5950m 7 May C2 6160m 9 May C3 6430m 10 May Summit on 11 and 19 May ** Trekking agent, Chandra Bahadur Niraula, 7 July '03, says both Castley and Jangbu descended to BC after 11 May summit and made record complete climb from BC to top for 18 May summit.
Accidents	Doug Cross did not summit due to bronchitis
Achievement	-
Agency	Independent Himalayan Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457294
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32941
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Hayden John
Last Name	Brotchie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Computer programmer
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	2003-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	422
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	2439432
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hayden john brotchie
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Jonathan (Jon)
Last Name	Castley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	2003-05-11
Summit Date 2	2003-05-19
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1220
Summit Time 2	1545
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	419
Ascent 2	426
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	2438464
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan (jon) castley
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32943
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Doug
Last Name	Cross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	S Africa
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Computer programmer
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)	5800
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2436493
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	doug cross
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Neil (Tiger)
Last Name	Lefevre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation	Engineer
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
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	2440506
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	neil (tiger) lefevre
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32945
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Garth
Last Name	Rickert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Radiologist
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
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	2436648
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	garth rickert
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32946
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Alan Grant Lance
Last Name	Silva
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Singapore
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	2003-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1203
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	422
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	2435558
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alan grant lance silva
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32947
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Grace
Last Name	Tang
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Teacher
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	2003-05-11
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	419
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	2438827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	grace tang
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32948
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Penny
Last Name	Troy
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Student
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	2003-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	426
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	2438899
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	penny troy
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32949
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga
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	2003-05-11
Summit Date 2	2003-05-19
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	1430
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	419
Ascent 2	426
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	2437607
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hayden John Brotchie	M	1972	Australia	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Jonathan (Jon) Castley	M	1969	Australia	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Doug Cross	M	1964	S Africa	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Neil (Tiger) Lefevre	M	1975	Australia	Climber	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Garth Rickert	M	1964	Australia	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Radiologist	Details Other expeditions
Alan Grant Lance Silva	M	1961	Australia	Leader	Singapore	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Grace Tang	F	1970	Australia	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Penny Troy	F	1970	Australia	Climber	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Reference ID	01
Year	2003
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Silva, Alan
Title	Jewel Seekers Sydney Ama Dablam Expedition, 2003
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	60:144-145 (2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13386
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD03108
Reference ID	02
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/60/18/expeditions-and-notes-60/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD03108	HJ	Silva, Alan	Jewel Seekers Sydney Ama Dablam Expedition, 2003	-	60:144-145 (2004)	-
AMAD03108	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/60/18/expeditions-and-notes-60/	-	-	-