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

Field	Value
ID	36897
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04340
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lukla, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2004-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36896
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD04340
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Richard G.
Last Name	Reale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Owner/operator of adventure company
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	2004-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	2442103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard g. reale
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Leader

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.