Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Soren Ledet. Summit reached on 27th October 2005. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5106
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05318
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Soren Ledet
Sponsor 2005 Ama Dablam Expedition
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 Argentina, Denmark, UK
Approach Gokyo->Lobuje East
Basecamp Date 2005-10-22
Summit Date 2005-10-27
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 5
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2005-10-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 11
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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 Lobuche East
Campsites BC(22/10,4600m),C1(24/10,5800m),C2(25/10,6000m),C3(26/10,6350m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes Summit times from 12:30-1:30 pm. Team left C3 at 9 am. Weather was clear but windy. After summiting, they descended to C3, where they arrived between 3 pm and 5:30 pm. On 28 Oct they descended to BC. Currie got to C3 but abandoned due to lack of motivation. Kilburn got to just above C1 but abandoned because mountain was too much for her. Kloeden abandoned climb due to his twisted knee (26 Oct); he twisted it on top of rock tower. He descended to C2, where he waited for 2 days for group to come back. Williams got as far as C3 but could not go on due to old injuries (football injuries) and twisted knee, which happened on Lobuche East.
Accidents Kloeden twisted knee
Achievement -
Agency Sea to Summit Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458241
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Angel Ezequiel Armesto M 1976 Argentina Climber Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Graham Currie M 1958 Australia Climber Blackheath, NSW, Australia Information technology manager Details Other expeditions
Douglas John Deans M 1967 Australia Climber Adelaide, SA, Australia Logistics manager Details Other expeditions
Bradley Joseph Higgs M 1967 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Corporate finance manager Details Other expeditions
Julia Kilburn F 1975 Australia Climber Harbod, NSW, Australia Shipping manager Details Other expeditions
Trevor Kloeden M 1955 UK Climber Greenwich, NSW, Australia Software manager Details Other expeditions
Soren Kruse Ledet M 1967 Denmark Leader Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia Expedition leader and photographer Details Other expeditions
Warren James Townsden M 1962 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Horticulturist Details Other expeditions
Ian David Spalding M 1968 Australia Climber Reading, Berkshire, England Information technologist Details Other expeditions
Margaret Therese St. Hill F 1964 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Wayne Keith Williams M 1953 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Nurse Details Other expeditions
Bir Bahadur (Bishnu) Gurung M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Dharampani-8, Tanahun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami (Ang Kami) Sherpa M 1948 Nepal H-A Worker Junbesi, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tamang M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Lura, Salleri-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dharma Bahadur (Dhana) Rai M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Necha Batase-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.