Ama Dablam | 2003 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Scott Gould. Summit reached on 18th October 2003. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4416
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD03325
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Scott Gould
Sponsor	Catskill Ama Dablam 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	Lukla->Namche->Thyangboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2003-10-05
Summit Date	2003-10-18
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	13
Total Days	15
Termination Date	2003-10-20
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
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(05/10,4800m),C1(08/10,5200m),C2(10/10,5800m),C3(13/10,6200m),Smt(18/10)
Route Notes	Started from C3 9:30, 12:30-14:00 pm or 2 hours on the summit and made pictures; C3 at 4 pm. At the same time were 4 members from German Amical group. Rackl was 1 hour before them; they saw his body at 12:00 and he was already dead (lot of blood). The members Alpine Ascent groups lowered Rackl down towards C2 for 100-200m from the place of the accident. This American group made stretchers and carried the body to C2.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa High Ambitions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457454
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Joshua
Last Name	Arvidson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Rosedale, New York
Occupation	Pharmaceuticals company manager
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	2003-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2438959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joshua arvidson
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34331
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03325
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Gene
Last Name	Gitonda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Woodstock, New York
Occupation	Carpenter
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	2003-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2435732
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gene gitonda
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34332
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Scott L.
Last Name	Gould
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Margaretville, New York
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	2003-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2433041
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott l. gould
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD03325
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Robert Lyons
Last Name	Sauers
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Lake Hill, New York
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2003-10-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2435950
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert lyons sauers
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Joshua Arvidson	M	1971	USA	Climber	Rosedale, New York	Pharmaceuticals company manager	Details Other expeditions
Gene Gitonda	M	1962	USA	Climber	Woodstock, New York	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Scott L. Gould	M	1954	USA	Leader	Margaretville, New York	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Robert Lyons Sauers	M	1962	USA	Climber	Lake Hill, New York	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.