Ama Dablam | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Joseph Acero. Summit reached on 17th November 2005. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5132
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD05344
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Joseph Acero
Sponsor Independent climber on Cho Oyu
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 -
Basecamp Date 2005-11-09
Summit Date 2005-11-17
Summit Time 1307
Summit Days 8
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2005-11-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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(09/11,4600m),C1(13/11,5360m),C2(15/11,5600m),C3(16/11,6200m),Smt(17/11)
Route Notes Email to Miss Hawley from Joseph Acero - 8 Dec 2005 Details on the Mountain Camp 1: I slept at C1 the nights of Nov 13 and 14. The recorded altitude on my "Brunton ADC Summit" device was 17,600 ft (although I know this fluctuated quite a bit with the barometric pressure throughout the trip). Camp 2: I slept at C2 on Nov 15. My recorded atitude was 18,500 ft (5600m). There were also members of a Korean team (who went down the next day) and I believe some British (not sure which expedition, however). We left for C3 the next morning and were alone on the route the rest of the way up above C2 to the summit. Camp 3: I slept at C3 on Nov 16 and 17. My recorded altitude was 20,300 ft (6200m). We had very high winds both nights which only subsided a bit during the day. Summit: On the 17th, we left C3 a few minutes after 8 am. We reached the summit at approximately 1:07 pm. We stayed on the summit approximately an hour. The wind was high and we were concerned with frostbite so we tried to hurry down. A few questionable anchors made the rapelling down slow. The last big section/pitch into C3 I really crashed physically and it took me an hour to cover ground that should have taken about 15 minutes. The weather changed with wind blown and actual snow falling and I'd become hypothermic. I believe we got back into C3 and completely into the tents approximately 5:30 pm although I confess I was not completely with it mentally and did not record the time in my journal. We left C3 the morning of the 18th and proceeded all the way to BC in one very long day. Return We broke BC on Nov 19. I stayed with Nima Tashi in his family home in Pangboche on Nov 19, 20 (when I met Eric Larson and Mark), and 21. I left Pangboche with Namgel on the morning of the 22. We stayed in Namche on the 22 and Lukla on the 23, returning to Kathmandu on the 24th. Health, Etc Other than Khumbu cough, I had zero health problems. Nima Tashi and Namgel were healthy the entire trip as well. We did not have one emergency bottle of oxygen with us and had it in position at C1. It was never used. Jim Williams was kind enough to make it available to me; he stores it in Nima's home in Pangboche where it was returned. My wife and I maintained a full blog of the expedition (I called daily via satellite phone).
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 2458262
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
Joseph S. Acero M 1965 USA Leader Masphee, Massachusetts Software company CEO Details Other expeditions
Nima Tashi Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Namgyal (Ang Namgyal) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.