Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Adrian Hayes. Summit reached on 21st April 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4529
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04103
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Adrian Hayes
Sponsor UAE 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 -
Basecamp Date 2004-04-09
Summit Date 2004-04-21
Summit Time 1430
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2004-04-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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(09/04,4550m),C1(14/04,5700m),C2(19/04,5900m),Smt(21/04)
Route Notes Down to Pangboche to recover from stomach trouble and 14th Pangboche to C1. At yellow tower on 16th Hayes had to rescue his Sherpa Ang Thili (summited Makalu and Cho Oyu but getting old and no strength and technique not good enough). Hayes abseilled down to him and took his backpack and at this time he dropped his tent, so had to go to BC to get another tent. Hayes missed route coming down in bad cloud cover and slept out that night (Ang Thile had gotten to BC). 17th Hayes in BC. 18th to Thyangboche to telephone KTM to ask if he could use Boersma's Lhakpa Wangdi Sherpa and Martherson agreed. 19th BC to C2. 20th Hayes wanted to rest in C2: was perfect weather. 21st C2 to top and back to C2; were only people high on mountain. 22nd C2 to BC. C2 to top is good long day of sustained climbing requiring constant concentration; took 12 hours C2 to top because Hayes lost an hour after a slip and difficulty returning to climbing; 5 hours top to C2 on summit day because cold and cloudy in descent. Had planned to go to Pumori but time running out.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457641
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian Michael Hayes M 1959 UK Leader Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sales director for aircraft manufacturer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangdi (Tenzing) Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.