Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by David Ridley. Summit reached on 25th October 2005. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5027
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05315
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders David Ridley
Sponsor Australians 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 Lukla->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2005-10-10
Summit Date 2005-10-25
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 15
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2005-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(10/10,4676m),C1(22/10,5800m),C2(23/10,5900m),C3(24/10,6350m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes Fisher, Ridley and Furwa Sherpa left C3 on 25 Sept at 07:30 hours, summited between 10:00-10:30 hours, stayed on summit about half an hour, returned to C3 between 12:00-12:30 hours. Next day to BC. Weather was good but while descending it became very windy. Before the Ridley team there were three Sherpas were on summit and behind Ridley team there were two French, two Spanish and one American. The expedition team returned to KTM on Nov 2 and will leave on Nov 4. Sherpas: Furwa Sherpa (2028-5-2) Beni, VDC Ward 8, Solukhumbu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sea to Summit Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458239
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Ridley M 1975 Australia Leader Chelsea, Victoria, Australia Stage comedian Details Other expeditions
Daniel Fisher M 1978 Australia Climber Research, Victoria, Australia Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Furwa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.