Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Steven Heim. Summit reached on 29th October 2004. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4786 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD04333 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Steven Heim |
| Sponsor | Mazama Ama Dablam 2004 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 | France |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-10-17 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 2004-11-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(17/10,4694m),ABC(20/10,5425m),C1(22/10,5791m),C2(24/10,6035m),C3(27/10,6218m),Smt(29,31/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 29: Cosgriff and Smith left C3 at 10:30 hours, summited at 14:30 hours, stayed about 15/20 minutes, descended to C3 at 17:00 hours. Oct 31: Byrne and Mrs Miller left C3 at 10:30 hours, summited at 15:00 hours, stayed on summit about 45 minutes, descended to C3 at 17:00 hours. On that day two other persons were on summit before them and two after. Weather was good on both summit days, but it wasd very cold, little windy. Mr Campbell suffered from pulmonary edema while at ABC on 23rd or 24th; rest of the days he stayed in BC. Miss De Vis spent one night in C1 on 20th, suffered from headache and vomitting; rest of the time remained at BC. Heim went up to C1, could not adapt the altitude, remained at BC. Youngman climbed up to C1 on 25th; was exhausted due to altitude and remained at BC. H. Campbell suffered from bronchitis while at ABC, left BC for KTM on Oct 21 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking (Tendi) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457832 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nelson Byrne Jr. | M | 1966 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Heather Campbell | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | Lake Oswego, Oregon | Adventure programming director & climbing gym manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith A. Campbell | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Lake Oswego, Oregon | Construction company worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Kevin (Chris) Cosgriff | M | 1963 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Cendrine De Vis | F | 1970 | France | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven L. Heim | M | 1946 | USA | Leader | Spokane Valley, Washington | Computer project manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Nancy Miller | F | 1964 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Technology and manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Monty Dean Smith | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Forest Grove, Oregon | Private investor | Details Other expeditions |
| John Youngman | M | 1968 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Mechanical goods salesman | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD04333 | - | - | http://climber.org/TripReports/2004/1364.html | - | - | - |