Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Luis Benitez. Summit reached on 3rd November 2005. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5115
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Luis Benitez
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants 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	Australia, Ireland, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2005-10-23
Summit Date	2005-11-03
Summit Time	1330
Summit Days	11
Total Days	14
Termination Date	2005-11-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	150
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(23/10,4050m),ABC(28/10,4250m),C1(29/10,4400m),C2(01/11,5450m),C3(02/11,6100m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes	Lot of theft from tents - "place was a zoo." Summit Sherpas: Pasang Tenzing, 21/1/78, Phortse, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1 Lhakpa Dorje, 16/11/61, Sanam, Gudel, Solu, Makalu X3, Lhotse X1, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458248
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	38969
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Jan Marie
Last Name	Anderson
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Accountant
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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	2435676
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jan marie anderson
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38970
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Luis Guillermo
Last Name	Benitez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Denver, Colorado
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	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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	2439439
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luis guillermo benitez
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38971
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Andrew (Andy)
Last Name	Grayson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Altrincham, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Leasing 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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	2437090
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew (andy) grayson
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38972
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Rowan Conor
Last Name	Kavanagh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Bank projects manager
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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	2440205
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rowan conor kavanagh
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38973
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	Brother of Lhakpa Tharke (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441446
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	38974
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu
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	2005-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
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	Brother of Lhakpa Tenzing
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435553
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jan Marie Anderson	F	1962	Australia	Climber	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
Luis Guillermo Benitez	M	1972	USA	Leader	Denver, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Andrew (Andy) Grayson	M	1966	UK	Climber	Altrincham, Cheshire, England	Leasing broker	Details Other expeditions
Rowan Conor Kavanagh	M	1974	Ireland	Climber	Dublin, Ireland	Bank projects manager	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD05327
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD05327	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/	-	-	-