Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Aaron Ratke. Summit reached on 27th April 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4830
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05106
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Aaron Ratke
Sponsor	Independent climber
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	2005-04-19
Summit Date	2005-04-27
Summit Time	1430
Summit Days	8
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2005-05-05
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(19/04,4800m),C1(25/04,5800m),C2(26/04,6200m),Smt(27/04),C3(27/04,6400m+),Biv(28/04)
Route Notes	Left C2 at 12:30 am of 27th with his Sherpa Temba, who had been with Boersma (who left mountain), Max Chaya and Chaya's Sherpa. Reached top together at about 2:30 pm. Planned to descend to C2 but had bad breathing problem and very tired, so decided to stay that night at C3 in tent he believes was Chaya's tent. 28th night Ratke and Temba shared Ratka's sleeping bag in impromptu biv at side of trail. 29th in BC, where Ratke rested several days to recover strength.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cho Oyu Trekking/Parikarma Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458013
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	37349
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Aaron Joseph
Last Name	Ratke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Howell, Michigan
Occupation	Student of geography & social sciences
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	2005-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	2442632
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	aaron joseph ratke
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37350
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sedua, Makalu-Barun
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	2005-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	(1972-2012) Died 16 Oct 2012 on Lhotse from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439572
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Aaron Joseph Ratke	M	1981	USA	Leader	Howell, Michigan	Student of geography & social sciences	Details Other expeditions
Temba Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sedua, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.