Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Tap Richards. Summit reached on 10th November 2003. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4518
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Tap Richards
Sponsor	Himalayan Guides Ama Dablamn Expedition
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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-10-28
Summit Date	2003-11-10
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	13
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2003-11-13
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
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(28/10,4572m),C1(01/11,5760m),C2(07/11,5394m),C3(08/11,6400m),Smt(10/11)
Route Notes	Sherpas: Kami Tshering, aka Ang Tshering/Chhiring, Pangboche, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X3 Dorje Lama Sherpa, Bakanje, Everest X2 Emmett left expedition 3 Nov with chest infection as good excuse to leave - he was "intimidated" by the mountain.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457477
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Christopher M. (Chris)
Last Name	Booher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Sante Fe, New Mexico
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher m. (chris) booher
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	34298
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Charles L.
Last Name	Cooney
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Brookline, Massachusetts
Occupation	Professor of chemical engineering (MIT)
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	Father of Matthew Cooney
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429394
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles l. cooney
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34299
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Matthew L. (Matt)
Last Name	Cooney
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Occupation	Social worker
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	Son of Charles Cooney
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439265
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew l. (matt) cooney
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34300
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Richard J. (Rich)
Last Name	Emmett
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Louisville, Kentucky
Occupation	Attorney
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)	0
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433361
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard j. (rich) emmett
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34301
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Tapley M. (Tap)
Last Name	Richards
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tapley m. (tap) richards
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34302
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Dorje Lama
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	(1971-2016) Died 22 Sept 2016 in Gorkha from landslide
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439006
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje lama sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	34303
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03316
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2003-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435747
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami tshering (ang chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christopher M. (Chris) Booher	M	1971	USA	Deputy Leader	Sante Fe, New Mexico	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Charles L. Cooney	M	1944	USA	Climber	Brookline, Massachusetts	Professor of chemical engineering (MIT)	Details Other expeditions
Matthew L. (Matt) Cooney	M	1971	USA	Climber	West Roxbury, Massachusetts	Social worker	Details Other expeditions
Richard J. (Rich) Emmett	M	1955	USA	Climber	Louisville, Kentucky	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Tapley M. (Tap) Richards	M	1974	USA	Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Lama Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1962	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.