Ama Dablam | 2004 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Richard Reale. Summit reached on 22nd October 2004. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4809 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD04340 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Richard Reale |
| Sponsor | Independent climber on Ama Dablam |
| 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 | 2004-10-14 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2004-10-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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(14/10),ABC(17/10),C1(20/10),C2(21/10),C3(21/10),Smt(22/10) |
| Route Notes | After arrival at BC, rested 2 days. Then carried to ABC and back down to BC same day. BC to C1 20 Oct, C1 to C3 21 Oct leaving "shoes and stuff" at C2. Slept in C3 then to top with Lhakpa Chhiri of Lukla and down to C2 same day. Down to ABC on 23 Oct rested there one day, then down to BC for one day's rest before leaving for Namche. Reale arrived Nepal 1 Oct and stayed in KTM with his friend Kila of Mountain Madness, his trekking agent. Returned to KTM and left Nepal on 1 Nov. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness (Kili) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457825 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhakpa Chhiri Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lukla, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard G. Reale | M | 1979 | USA | Leader | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Owner/operator of adventure company | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.