Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Brian McLoughlin. Summit reached on 23rd October 2005. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5120
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05332
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Brian McLoughlin
Sponsor Ice Gropers 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
Basecamp Date 2005-10-14
Summit Date 2005-10-23
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2005-10-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(14/10,4600m),C1(17/10,5800m),C2(21/10,6100m),C3(22/10,6400m),Smt(23/10)
Route Notes Sean and Jangbu left C3 at 5 am. Weather was clear, no wind conditions good. Sean was wearing (Asolo) plastic boots but tied them too tight, which he thinks led to his frostbite. His toes felt cold but he did not worry about it. When he got back to C3 at noon he noticed his frostbitten feet. He thawed them at C3 with lukewarm water. The next day (24 Oct) he descended to BC (he descended to C2 in his plastic boots and to BC only in his inner boots). He was helicoptered out the following day. Doctors said he should not walk for 6 weeks. Brian got as far C3 on 22 Oct but did not attempt to summit due to fatigue. He walked out of BC on 26 Oct.
Accidents 2nd degree frostbite on both feet of Sean
Achievement -
Agency Independent Himalayan Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458237
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brian Cormac McLoughlin M 1946 Australia Leader Bunbury, WA, Australia Research and development manager for mining company Details Other expeditions
Sean McLoughlin M 1975 Australia Climber Calgary, Alberta, Canada Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.