Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Rippel. Summit reached on 18th October 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4756
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04307
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Tim Rippel
Sponsor Peak Freaks 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 Turkey
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-10-03
Summit Date 2004-10-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2004-10-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
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(03/10,4600m),ABC(06/10,5200m),C1(08/10,5900m),C2(16/10,6200m),Smt(18/10)
Route Notes Sherpa summiters: Ang Dendi, 24 yrs old, often works for Explore Himalayan Trekking. Ramsey went just above BC, not acclimatizing, left about 10-12 Oct. Nouri left with his friend Ramsey at Ramsey's request (was climbing well).
Accidents Reisinger one frostbitten toe but not serious
Achievement -
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457821
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
Tunc Findik M 1972 Turkey Climber Ankara, Turkey Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Joseph Hall M 1984 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Sporting goods retailer Details Other expeditions
Patrick (Paddy) McGuire M 1961 Canada Climber Pemberton, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Aman Nouri M 1949 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Columbia Realtor Details Other expeditions
Mehran Ramsey M 1950 Canada Climber West Vancouver, British Columbia Computer consultant Details Other expeditions
Walter Markus Reisinger M 1962 Canada Climber Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Timothy Leonard (Tim) Rippel M 1961 Canada Leader Nelson, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ngima Dendi (Nima Dendi, Ang Dendi) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol, Khotang - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD04307 - - http://www.peakfreaks.com/ama_04_dispatc.htm - - -
AMAD04307 - - http://www.tuncfindik.com/?p=618 - - -
AMAD04307 - Findik, Tunc Altitude 8000 Tunc Findik Publications, Istanbul - -