Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Eric Larson. Summit reached on 2nd December 2005. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5130
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05342
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eric Larson
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Ama Dablam Expedition 2005
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-11-20
Summit Date 2005-12-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2005-11-27
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to chest infection of Duncan (the client)
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(20/11,4600m),C1(26/6400m),C2(01/12,6560m),xxx(02/12,6700m)
Route Notes Russo went to C2 with Kami Rita Sherpa (Thami) on 26th Nov, then on 27th they descended to BC and Russo went on to Pangboche some day because he had had enough climbing. Duncan and Larson occupied C2 on 1 Dec on 2 Dec they climbed up to about 6700m, then Duncan developed mild chest infection and decided to turn back, so he, Larson and Tshering Dorje (Kharikhola) descended to C1 and to BC on 3 Dec and climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458277
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Duncan M 1969 UK Climber Hong Kong Retired police officer, climber for charity (Hong Kong Community Chest Details Other expeditions
Eric Allen Larson M 1973 USA Leader Telluride, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Louis R. Russo M 1969 USA Climber Golden, Colorado Food management expert Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD05342 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/ama-dablam-cybercast.asp - - -