Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Eric Larson. Summit reached on 11th October 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4415
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD03324
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eric Larson
Sponsor American team on Ama Dablam
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 2003-10-07
Summit Date 2003-10-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2003-10-12
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5600m due to lack of time after assisting in Rackl accident
High Point (m) 5600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(07/10,4800m),C1(18/10,5200m),xxx(11/10,5600m)
Route Notes BC at normal site High point at C2 site. On 11 Oct both members went up to C2 but did not sleep there because of Rackl's fall (he was leading Amical German team) at 30m below in descent from C2 when fixed rope broke (it was an old line and the only one there); he had gone up to see what gear needed for climb above. After this event, Mazur fixed entire route. Tyson and Larson rapelled down 140m to snow ledge where body stopped (head badly smashed and other bones broken), lowered body to length of rope available and then let body drop down east side where Sherpas could go around and reach it. Now no time left. They had gone to Ama Dablam for the pleasures of it after leading Cho Oyu expedition and had good time.
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 2457447
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
Eric Allen Larson M 1973 USA Leader Telluride, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrew David (Andy) Tyson M 1968 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.