Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Sedon. Summit reached on 5th November 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4405
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03311
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Mark Sedon
Sponsor Independent climber
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 2003-11-03
Summit Date 2003-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 3
Termination Date 2003-11-06
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to cold weather and lack of time
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
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 Lobuche East and Island Peak
Campsites BC(03/11,4600m),C1(04/11,5500m),xxx(05/11,6200m)
Route Notes High point at 6200m at normal site for C3. At C1 used tent of fellow New Zealander Anna Keeling, member of Angela Hawse expedition. Went for summit from C1, but extremely cold wind drove him back from 6200m and he returned to C1 that night. He left the mountain and went to Khumjung on the 6th and Lukla on the 8th. Not clear why he didn't do what Hawse members did, which was to retreat on 5th from 6200m and wait below for better weather; perhaps he simply had enough climbing by now after having been on 2 trekking peaks and wanted to to go home now. Sedon by email - 27 Nov 03 Left Ama Dablam immediately because it was the end of my trip after guiding Lobuche (Lobuje) East and Island Peak.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457472
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Richard Sedon M 1969 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD03311 NZAJ Sedon, Mark Ama Dablam, 6828m: A Solo Attempt - 56:84-85 (2004) -