Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Tonya Riggs. Summit reached on 27th October 2004. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4755
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Tonya Riggs
Sponsor	Team Trango to Ama Dablam
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	Lukla->Thami->Renja La->Gokyo->Cho La->Lobuje
Basecamp Date	2004-10-23
Summit Date	2004-10-27
Summit Time	1515
Summit Days	4
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2004-10-31
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	4
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 Nirekha (17 Oct) (NREK-043-01) and Lobuche East (20 Oct)
Campsites	BC(23/10,4900m),C1(24/10,6100m),C2(26/10,6300m),C3(27/10,6600m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes	Summiters left C2 at 7 am on 27 Oct and arrived C3 at 11:30 (1 summiter Gagnon was already at C3). Team climbed together, summited at 3:15 pm and stayed at C3 on return at 7 pm. Post and Pilot climbed from C3 and got to about 80m below the summit. They turned back due to extreme cold. Demarest gave up at C3. Parsons and Wiltfang turned back between C2 and C3 at base of great tower due to rockfall on the previous day. Climbed Nirekha (17 Oct by Riggs, Gagnon, Hovland) and Lobuche East (20 Oct by all 9 members).
Accidents	Madison Post got frostbite on two toes
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457830
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36466
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Charles Howell (Chuck)
Last Name	Demarest
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Plastics factory owner
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2428812
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles howell (chuck) demarest
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36467
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Cynthia Lynne (Cindy)
Last Name	Gagnon
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Niwot, Colorado
Occupation	Business consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1515
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434968
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cynthia lynne (cindy) gagnon
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36468
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Theodore N. (Ted)
Last Name	Handwerk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Building contractor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1515
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433125
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	theodore n. (ted) handwerk
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36469
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Valerie Ann
Last Name	Hovland
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1515
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440415
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	valerie ann hovland
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36470
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	John Patrick
Last Name	Parsons
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Longmont, Colorado
Occupation	Retired business development manager
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431911
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john patrick parsons
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	David Joseph (Dave)
Last Name	Pilot
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Aerospace engineer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6740
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2436476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david joseph (dave) pilot
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36472
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Madison J.
Last Name	Post
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Physicist
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6740
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2429941
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	madison j. post
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36473
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Tonya Rae
Last Name	Riggs
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Sales and marketing of climbing gear and clothing
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1515
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tonya rae riggs
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36474
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04306
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Jeffrey
Last Name	Wiltfang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Ouray, Colorado
Occupation	Carpenter
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2004-10-27
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2436396
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey wiltfang
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Charles Howell (Chuck) Demarest	M	1943	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Plastics factory owner	Details Other expeditions
Cynthia Lynne (Cindy) Gagnon	F	1960	USA	Climber	Niwot, Colorado	Business consultant	Details Other expeditions
Theodore N. (Ted) Handwerk	M	1955	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Building contractor	Details Other expeditions
Valerie Ann Hovland	F	1975	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
John Patrick Parsons	M	1951	USA	Climber	Longmont, Colorado	Retired business development manager	Details Other expeditions
David Joseph (Dave) Pilot	M	1964	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Aerospace engineer	Details Other expeditions
Madison J. Post	M	1946	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Physicist	Details Other expeditions
Tonya Rae Riggs	F	1963	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Sales and marketing of climbing gear and clothing	Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Wiltfang	M	1964	USA	Climber	Ouray, Colorado	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.