Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Thomas Forestieri. Summit reached on 4th May 2006. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD06112
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Thomas Forestieri
Sponsor	American Team 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	Lukla->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2006-04-24
Summit Date	2006-05-04
Summit Time	1430
Summit Days	10
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(24/04,9600m),ABC(16/04,5000m),C1(27/04,5800m),C2(01/05,6000m),C3(02/05,6300m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes	Summit team left C3 at 6:30 am. They were followed shortly by three Germans of Olaf Riecks's expedition. Weather started off nice and clear but clouds started to move in at about 11 am. It was very cloudy when they got to the summit. After summiting they descended to C3 where they arrived at 4 pm. Zeigler got to C3 on 2 May. He stayed the night but felt very exhausted. The next day and descended to BC.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Kohinoor Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458431
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	39283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Brandon Gray
Last Name	Lampley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Longmont, Colorado
Occupation	Home builder
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	2006-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	2440449
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brandon gray lampley
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39284
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Thomas (Tom)
Last Name	Forestieri
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Longmont, Colorado
Occupation	Director of outdoor equipment company
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	2006-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	2438350
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas (tom) forestieri
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	39285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06112
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Shawn Christopher
Last Name	Zeigler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Fort Collins, Colorado
Occupation	Contractor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	2006-05-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2439749
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shawn christopher zeigler
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Brandon Gray Lampley	M	1975	USA	Climber	Longmont, Colorado	Home builder	Details Other expeditions
Thomas (Tom) Forestieri	M	1969	USA	Leader	Longmont, Colorado	Director of outdoor equipment company	Details Other expeditions
Shawn Christopher Zeigler	M	1973	USA	Climber	Fort Collins, Colorado	Contractor	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.