Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Tarn Pilkington. Summit reached on 4th November 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Tarn Pilkington
Sponsor	DCXP 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	New Zealand, UK
Approach	Lukla->Lobuche->Dingboche->Kangno La->Chhukung
Basecamp Date	2004-10-31
Summit Date	2004-11-04
Summit Time	1215
Summit Days	4
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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 Lobuche East (Oct 20th) and Pokalde (Oct 23)
Campsites	BC(31/10,5550m),C1(01/11,5800m),C2(02/11,6100m),C3(03/11,6300m),Smt(04/11)
Route Notes	Nov 04 all five members and three Sherpas left C3 at 08:00 hours, summited between 12:00-12:30 hours, stayed on summit about 40 minutes. Returned to C3 between 15:00 to 15:30 hours. Next day to Pangboche. Summit day weather was pretty nice, not much wind and summit was quite warm. The other summiters on that day before them were about five people (from Himalayan Guides). The expedition returned to KTM on Nov 8. Pilkington trying to leave on the 11th if not on 14th. Finch leaves on 11th and rest of the members on 12th. Sherpa summters: Tshering Pande Bhote from Sankhuwasabha Hatiya-1, Farang, 1978-02-20 Everest summit two times, Ama Dablam 4 times, Jyamchang Bhote from same place, summited Everest, Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam Deusa Bhote also from same place, summited Ama Dablam twice
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457838
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Daniel Willam (Dan)
Last Name	Bull
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspendale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Business analyst & information technology 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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2442499
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel willam (dan) bull
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36500
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Matthew James
Last Name	Finch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Power industry project manager
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2439596
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew james finch
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36501
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Brendan
Last Name	O'Mahoney
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Ives, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Business analyst
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2441837
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brendan o'mahoney
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36502
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Tarn
Last Name	Pilkington
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Queenstown, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2437277
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tarn pilkington
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Marcus
Last Name	Scorer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Clwyd, Wales
Occupation	Teacher
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2439021
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marcus scorer
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36504
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Tshering Palden/Pande
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2441496
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering palden/pande bhote
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36505
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Jyamchang
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2442641
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jyamchang bhote
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36506
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04313
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Densa
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2004-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
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	2442841
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	densa bhote
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Daniel Willam (Dan) Bull	M	1980	Australia	Climber	Aspendale, Victoria, Australia	Business analyst & information technology consultant	Details Other expeditions
Matthew James Finch	M	1972	UK	Climber	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Power industry project manager	Details Other expeditions
Brendan O'Mahoney	M	1979	Australia	Climber	St. Ives, NSW, Australia	Business analyst	Details Other expeditions
Tarn Pilkington	M	1966	New Zealand	Leader	Queenstown, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marcus Scorer	M	1971	UK	Climber	Clwyd, Wales	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Palden/Pande Bhote	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Jyamchang Bhote	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Densa Bhote	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.