Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Todd Passey. Summit reached on 17th October 2003. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4412
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03319
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Todd Passey
Sponsor Independent team on Ama Dablam
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 2003-10-08
Summit Date 2003-10-17
Summit Time 1500
Summit Days 9
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2003-10-18
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(08/10,3050m),ABC(10/10,5300m),C1(11/10,5800m),C3(15/10,6300m),Smt(17/10)
Route Notes 11 Oct headed for C2 but turned around when Robert Rackl (German expedition leader) fell to his death and slept that night in Henry Todd's BC and 12th down to Namche Bazar. 13th back to Pangboche, 14th to ABC 15th to C1, 16th to C3 and 17th to summit. Sjolseth left mountain with the Passeys on 12th and did not return to it because he was tired, didn't want to wait any more and perhaps "a bit shaken" when Rackl died. Email from Todd Passey to Elizabeth Hawley - 8 Nov 2003 1) We first arrived in Pangboche. I believe on the 8th of Oct. We never stayed in the normal base camp. 2) We stayed in Pangboche on the ninth because of the storm and went to ABC on the tenth. On the eleventh we headed for camp two and turned around when Robert fell. We returned to Henry Todd's base camp that night and went to Namche on the 12th. The thirteenth we returned to Pangboche. On the 13th we went to ABC. The 14th camp one. On the fifteenth we skipped camp two and went all the way to three. 3) Tom Sjolseth went with us to Henry Todd's base camp, stayed there while we went to Namche and met us in Pangboche on the thirteenth. Tom left for Kathmandu on the morning of the fourteenth and I believe arrived on the sixteenth. 4) We went to Pangboche on the 18th. Phakding on the 19th and Kathmandu on the 20th. We left Kathmandu on I believe the 22nd a Monday.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457453
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Todd R. Passey M 1970 USA Leader Bountiful, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Winslow Shaver Passey F 1973 USA Climber Bountiful, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hart Sjolseth M 1976 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Gear manager for company organizing treks and expedition Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.