Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Peter Nichols. Summit reached on 22nd November 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5128
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD05340
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Peter Nichols
Sponsor	Autumn 2005 Season's Expedition
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	UK
Approach	Lukla, climbed Chugima Ri, Pokalde, then Lobuche East
Basecamp Date	2005-11-18
Summit Date	2005-11-22
Summit Time	1330
Summit Days	4
Total Days	6
Termination Date	2005-11-24
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	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	Climbed Lobuche East
Campsites	BC(18/11,4785m),C1(19/11,5700m),C2(20/11,6100m),C3(21/11,6400m),Smt(22/11)
Route Notes	Climbed swiftly because had acclimatized on Lobuche East. After summiting, they spent the night of 22nd Nov in C3, went to C1 on 23rd and on 24th to BC and Thyangboche same day, and reached Lukla on 26th after spending night of 25th in Namche. Jen Hardy (by email) - 26 Feb 2006 We flew to Lukla on Oct 30th, climbed Chugima Ri on Nov 9th, Pokalde on Nov 12th, then Lobuche East on Nov 15th. We both summited all of these. We summited Ama Dablam at about 1:30 pm on Nov 22nd. It was very clear and sunny, very cold, but only a mild wind. We descended and slept in C3 that night, and it became much more windy again overnight. We descended to C1 on Nov 23, then on the 24th continued down to BC and then Pangboche. We spent the night of Nov 24th in a lodge in Pangboche. Did not have any difficulty with the technical section of the climb. Neither of us had any health problems (apart from a little bit of on-going coughing), injuries or frostbite. We didn't use any supplemental oxygen. Did not use any Sherpa help for the climb, although we did use porters up to C1 and also used Henry Todd's tents.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458267
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	39065
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05340
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Jennifer Ann (Jen)
Last Name	Hardy
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Pediatric physician working for the Indian Health Service
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	2005-11-22
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	2435532
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jennifer ann (jen) hardy
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39066
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD05340
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Peter David
Last Name	Nichols
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Retired
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	2005-11-22
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	2430738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter david nichols
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jennifer Ann (Jen) Hardy	F	1961	UK	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Pediatric physician working for the Indian Health Service	Details Other expeditions
Peter David Nichols	M	1948	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Retired	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.