Ama Dablam | 2004 W Face

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via W Face, led by Bryce Brown. Summit reached on 8th May 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4532
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD04107
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Bryce Brown
Sponsor	Independent climber 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	Lukla->Island Peak->Pangboche BC
Basecamp Date	2004-05-04
Summit Date	2004-05-08
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5750m due to avalanche
High Point (m)	5750
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	Climbed Island Peak (3 May)
Campsites	BC(04/05,3930m),Biv1(06/05,5200m),Biv2/07/05,5700m),xxx(08/05,5750m)
Route Notes	Biv 1 at 5200m at start of glacier at foot of West Face Biv 2 on West Face. High point on West Face. First climbed Island Peak, then trekked to Pangboche. On 6th May west from Pangboche to 1st bivouac. Browns's Sherpa Dendi said he had been on Ama Dablam with Koreans in 1996 and he knew the normal route (Korean '96 team was on SW Ridge) which he would now show him how the route went. Low-lying clouds prevent their seeing the mountain wall and Bryce relied on Dendi's assurance that they were climbing the normal route when actually, they were on the West Face. On 8th May they were hit at 5750m by small avalanche of mixed snow, rock and ice: Dendi was hit by large rock on his cheek and Brown by another large rock on his right shoulder. Clouds had prevented their seeing avalanche coming and from seeing the huge serac that overhangs the West Face. Dendi had difficulty eating because of his injured cheek so down to Pangboche. Now Brown was having stomach trouble and was too sick to go up again. They rested for several days at Pangboche and several more at Namche, so reached Lukla airfield only on 13th May. Sherpa: Dendi Sherpa, Apr-May 1970, Pike, Okhaldhunga
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457658
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	35019
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Bryce Kendall
Last Name	Brown
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Occupation	Physician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5750
Summit Date 1	2004-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
Injury Date	2004-05-08
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	7
Injury Height (m)	5750
Death Notes	Injured shoulder in avalanche
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2440200
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bryce kendall brown
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41844
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Dendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pike, Okhaldhunga
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5750
Summit Date 1	2004-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	2
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-36
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dendi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bryce Kendall Brown	M	1974	Canada	Leader	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pike, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.