Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Eric Larson. Summit reached on 29th November 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4780
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04334
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eric Larson
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-11-17
Summit Date 2004-11-29
Summit Time 1335
Summit Days 12
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2004-12-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/11,4600m),C1(22/11,5800m),C2(27/11,5973m),C3(28/11,6000m),Smt(29/11)
Route Notes Summit bid by 3 members and Mingma Tshering. Left C3 at 10:00 am afer waiting for wind to abate. Tankersley had turned back between C1 and C2 on 27th (said she "just couldn't do it"). On top at 1:35 pm and back to C3 at 3:30 pm.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457863
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eric Allen Larson M 1973 USA Leader Telluride, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Charles A. (Chuck) McGibbon M 1944 USA Climber Clayton, Missouri Retired math professor Details Other expeditions
Sherry Tankersley F 1962 USA Climber New York, New York Computer systems consultant Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD04334 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/ama-dablam-cybercast04.asp - - -