Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Houston. Summit reached on 7th November 2004. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4784
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD04339
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Houston
Sponsor Independent team
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 2004-11-03
Summit Date 2004-11-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2004-11-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(03/11,4600m),C1(05/11,5800m),Smt(07/11)
Route Notes Hobby got to BC and C1 first because had been guiding in the area before going to Ama Dablam. He summited from C1 on 7th and back to C1; left C1 at 2:45 am and back to C1 at 6:30 pm (on top at 12:30 pm). "I had the mountain to myself pretty much" except Victor Saunders and 2 climbers and 1 Sherpa on top earlier than Hobby. Houston and Dameron had colds and could not breathe so back to C1 and 10th to BC. No more time left to try again later. [Established, but did not occupy C2 at c6200m]
Accidents Only Dameron's head cold
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457841
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles Emery Dameron M 1948 USA Climber San Francisco, California Health care consultant Details Other expeditions
Seth Tyler Hobby M 1979 USA Climber Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark J. Houston M 1956 USA Leader Bishop, Calfornia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD04339 - - http://cosleyhouston.com/recent/04-10-nepal-dameron.htm - - -