Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge
A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Andrew Mitchell. Summit reached on 29th October 2005. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5107 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD05319 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Leaders | Andrew Mitchell |
| Sponsor | Gaduy Expedition to 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->Pangboche->Ombagaichen BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-10-19 |
| Summit Date | 2005-10-29 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2005-10-31 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(19/10,4700m),ABC(22/10,5300m),C1(23/10,5700),C3(28/10,6300m),Smt(29/10) |
| Route Notes | Team left C3 at 8:30 am. Weather was clear but windy. After summiting, they descended to C3, where they arrived at 3 pm. On 30 Oct they descended to C1 and stayed the night there as they were very tired. They climbed without Sherpas but said next time they would take Sherpas. Team waw planning to climb Ombagaichen, but conditions on the mountain were bad (too much snow) to climb. |
| 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 | 2458243 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mitchell | M | 1967 | Australia | Leader | Canberra, ACT, Australia | Aid agency country director | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Squirrell | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Security officer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.