Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Jarlath Weingott. Summit reached on 30th March 2004. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4527
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Jarlath Weingott
Sponsor International Ama Dablam Expedition
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 New Zealand, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-03-24
Summit Date 2004-03-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2004-04-01
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to climb too difficult for some
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(24/03,4700m),C1(26/03,5800m),C2(29/03,6100m),xxx(30/03,6700m)
Route Notes Wall to C1 and C2 only; suffering AMS symptoms which got serious at Pangboche and helicopter evacuated from there 1 April. Walton not to top; Walton to 6300m on summit day and then technical difficulties made continuing impossible and decided to go back. Shilling not above C2 because not confident of getting up higher; Hennig to C2 and tired. Weingott to 6700m near to Dablam, then also decided to go down with Hennig and all in C2 to sleep except Shilling to BC; then all to BC.
Accidents Wall evacuated with AMS symptoms
Achievement -
Agency Sea to Summit Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457619
Year 2004
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adam Hennig M 1980 USA Climber Herndon, Virginia Restaurant manager Details Other expeditions
Richard Shilling M 1973 UK Climber Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Wall M 1960 UK Climber South Canterbury, New Zealand Director of chemicals production company Details Other expeditions
Hamish Walton M 1968 New Zealand Climber Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand Supermarket director Details Other expeditions
Jarlath Weingott M 1973 Australia Leader West Pymble, NSW, Australia Alpine guide & theatrical set constructor Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.