Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by David Morton. Summit reached on 1st December 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4404
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Morton
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Ama Dablam Expedition 2003
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-11-19
Summit Date 2003-12-01
Summit Time 1430
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2003-12-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(19/11,4600m),C1(24/11,5850m),C2(29/11,6100m),C3(30/11,6350m),Smt(01/12)
Route Notes Left C3 for top at 10:00 am, delayed by strong winds before that winds abated enough to permit climb and very windy mostly final day's climb but not bad on top. On return to C3 at 4:30 pm found 2 tents unusable from the wind tears so down to C2 by Hunter and both Sherpas at 8:30 pm. Morton and Jacobus suffering from retinal hemorrhage which developed in one eye during descent and left that eye with almost no vision, came down slowly and had to biv at 6200m in sleeping bags cleared from C3; biv at 6:30 pm, in spot just below SW Ridge on its east side, protected from wind. Jacobus's vision greatly improved in 24 hours but not fully till arrived KTM 6 Dec. Zinck had left BC on 26 Nov; had gone up to 5400m only and left because not acclimatizing. Summit Sherpas: both from Thami, both scaled Ev 7 times and Kami Rita known as "Topke" also summited Cho Oyu once.
Accidents Jacobus retinal hemorrhage; Zinck slight altitude problem
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457498
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Donald Holton (Holt) Hunter M 1972 Canada Climber Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies Financial funds advisor Details Other expeditions
Gregory C. Jacobus M 1951 USA Climber Murphys, California Management consultant Details Other expeditions
David Charles (Dave) Morton M 1971 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Joanne (Jenna) Zinck F 1955 USA Climber Calabasas, California Physicist Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD03310 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/ama-dablam-cybercast03.asp - - -