Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Casey Henley. Summit reached on 27th October 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4752
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Casey Henley
Sponsor Mountain Madness Ama Dablam Expedition 2004
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 Canada, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-10-23
Summit Date 2004-10-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2004-10-30
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5940m due to Sanga's illness
High Point (m) 5940
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Island Peak (all members on 21 Oct)
Campsites BC(23/10,4500m),ABC(25/10,5400m),C1(26/10,5750m),C2(27/10,5940m),xxx(27/10)
Route Notes Scaled Island Peak first on 21st Oct. All members reached C2 on 27th, but Sanga developed respiratory problem and needed to descend; no Sherpa was with them on Ama Dablam (Island Peak) because he decided to go elsewhere so with no Sherpa to take Sanga down, team decided all would go with him. Reached BC on 29th.
Accidents Sanga respiratory illness
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Madness
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457830
Year 2004
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andrew Michael Allen Chandler M 1963 UK Climber Snowbird, Utah Financier Details Other expeditions
Casey S. Henley M 1971 Canada Leader Bend, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ronald Norman (Ron) Sanga M 1951 USA Climber North Myrttle Beach, South Carolina Retired, now full time climber Details Other expeditions
Richard (Rick) Thompson M 1956 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Biologist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.