Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by George Dunn. Summit reached on 6th November 2005. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5109
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	George Dunn
Sponsor	International Mountain Guides (IMG) Ama Dablam Expedition 2005
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
Basecamp Date	2005-10-27
Summit Date	2005-11-06
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	10
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2005-11-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	60
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(27/10,4700m),C1(30/10,5100m),C2(04/11,5700m),C3(05/11,6300m),Smt(06/11)
Route Notes	Team left C3 at 7:30 am. Weather was clear and cold. After summitting Ward and Werts descended to C3, arrived at 3 pm. Ang Pasang and Desota descended to C2, arrived at 5 pm. Dunn got to 6300m. He was with Luke who got fatigued and they descended to C2 on 7 Nov. Geninati got to about 6000m on 5 Nov but turned back due to fatigue. Lefky left BC on 2 Nov due to fatigue; he got to C1 on 31 Oct. Ursino got to about 6400m on 6 Nov; stopped due to cold hands. He had frostbite before and felt it coming on again. He descended with Ang Chhiri (Kami Tshering) from Pangboche.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458251
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	38909
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Robin Noel
Last Name	Desota
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Stateline, Nevada
Occupation	Investment broker
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	2005-11-06
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	2437413
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robin noel desota
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38910
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	George James
Last Name	Dunn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Fall City, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2432589
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george james dunn
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38911
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Marilyn Rae
Last Name	Geninatti
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433369
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marilyn rae geninatti
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38912
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Scott Anthony
Last Name	Lefky
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Occupation	Businessman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2431331
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott anthony lefky
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38913
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Joseph Patrick
Last Name	Luke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433082
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joseph patrick luke
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Mark Stephen
Last Name	Ursino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Sammamish, Washington
Occupation	Marketing consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2431883
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark stephen ursino
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Jeffery T. (Jeff)
Last Name	Ward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Leavenworth, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2005-11-06
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	2439533
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffery t. (jeff) ward
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38916
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Carl Damian
Last Name	Werts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Pasadena, California
Occupation	Dentist
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	2005-11-06
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	2432829
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carl damian werts
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38917
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Ang Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2005-11-06
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	Also summited on 25 Oct with George Shaw
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437096
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47317
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05321
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2005-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2435758
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami tshering (ang chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Robin Noel Desota	M	1966	USA	Climber	Stateline, Nevada	Investment broker	Details Other expeditions
George James Dunn	M	1953	USA	Leader	Fall City, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marilyn Rae Geninatti	F	1955	USA	Climber	Phoenix, Arizona	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Scott Anthony Lefky	M	1950	USA	Climber	Scottsdale, Arizona	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Joseph Patrick Luke	M	1954	USA	Climber	Atlanta, Georgia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Mark Stephen Ursino	M	1951	USA	Climber	Sammamish, Washington	Marketing consultant	Details Other expeditions
Jeffery T. (Jeff) Ward	M	1972	USA	Climber	Leavenworth, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Carl Damian Werts	M	1954	USA	Climber	Pasadena, California	Dentist	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1962	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.