Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Teddy Anderson, Willie Benegas. Summit reached on 30th October 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4754
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04305
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Teddy Anderson, Willie Benegas
Sponsor North Face Ama Dablam Expedition 2004
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 Argentina
Approach Lukla->Pangboche->Pokalde->Dingboche
Basecamp Date 2004-10-27
Summit Date 2004-10-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2004-11-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 8
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 Climbed Pokalde on 24 Oct
Campsites BC(27/10,4900m),C1.ABC(28/10,5200m),C2(29/10,6000m),C3(30/10,6300m),Smt(30-31/10)
Route Notes C2 - 4 summiters on 30th went straight to summit from C2 C3 - 4 summiters on 31st stayed night at C3. Straightforward climb. Group went back to Lukla and flew back on 4 Nov.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nomad Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457833
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Teddy Elizabeth Anderson F 1975 USA Leader (Nominal) Durango, Colorado River guide Details Other expeditions
Guillermo (Willie) Benegas M 1968 USA Leader Berkeley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fernando Nicolas Grajales Abad Jr. M 1979 Argentina Climber Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Peter Griber M 1966 USA Climber Berkeley, Wyoming Alpine & fishing guide Details Other expeditions
Michael E. Kessler M 1968 USA Climber Ann Arbor, Michigan Builder Details Other expeditions
Ryan Miles Mcclean M 1973 USA Climber Venice, California Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
William Snyder M 1970 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Pgm director for organizing outdoor activities for underprivileged Details Other expeditions
Douglas Chandler (Doug) Stoup M 1963 USA Climber Truckee, California Alpine guide & polar trips leader Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.