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

Field	Value
ID	38899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05319
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Mitchell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Occupation	Aid agency country director
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	2005-10-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2437503
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew mitchell
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05319
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Mark
Last Name	Squirrell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Security officer
Leader	False
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	2005-10-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2439279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark squirrell
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

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.