Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Larry Boersma. Summit reached on 15th October 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4409
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03315
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Larry Boersma
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 Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->BC
Basecamp Date 2003-10-12
Summit Date 2003-10-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2003-10-17
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5800m due to Sherpa reluctance after Rackl's death and distrust of ropes on mtn
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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 -
Campsites BC(12/10),C1(15/10,5200m),xxx(15/10,5800m)
Route Notes 29 Sept arrived in KTM 04 Oct flight to Lukla 1) he was not sure if the ropes were in good condition 2) Sherpa was reluctant to climb after the death of Robert Rackl
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457451
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Larry Lyckle Boersma M 1930 USA Leader Corvallis, Oregon University professor of soil sciences Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.