Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Sedon. Summit reached on 2nd November 2006. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5461 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD06313 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Mark Sedon |
| Sponsor | Adventure Consultants Ama Dablam Expedition 2006 |
| 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 | Australia, Colombia, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 2006-11-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2006-11-05 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(23/10,4650m),ABC(27/10,5150m),C1(28/10,5400m),C2(31/10,5750m),C3(01/11,6230m),Smt(02/11) |
| Route Notes | Summit party left C3 at 7:30 am and on top 12:15 to 1:00 pm and all slept in C3, back 2:30-4:00 pm. 3rd down to C1 and 4th all in BC. Krupp got altitude sickness at C1 twice, so stayed at BC. Rees quit climbing at 5600m from exhaustion. Sherpa summiters: Lhakpa Dorje, 16/11/61, Sanam, Gudel VDC, Solu, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X3, etc Sange Dorje, 29 yrs old, Khumjung, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Dawa Jangbu, 22/4/73, Pangboche, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1 Other Sherpa was Phu Tashi (1973, Pangboche, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2) who got food poisoning at C1 and was sent home. He had been assigned to carry the heavy backpack of Ms. Lopez, who was small. |
| Accidents | Phu Tashi food poisoning; Krupp altitude sickness in white-out |
| Achievement | 1st Colombian summiter |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458613 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Walter Koztelny | M | 1955 | Australia | Climber | Surrey Hills, NSW, Australia | Financial executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Kevin Joseph Krupp | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Oberlin, Ohio | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudia Patricia Lopez Gutierrez | F | 1968 | Colombia/USA | Climber | Atlanta, Georgia | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Phillip Madden | M | 1954 | Australia | Assistant Leader | Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| David Marchi | M | 1976 | USA | Assistant Leader | Mt. Shasta, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven David Moffat | M | 1972 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Wanaka, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Owen David Rees | M | 1958 | New Zealand | Climber | Christchurch, New Zealand | Company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Richard Sedon | M | 1969 | New Zealand | Leader | Wanaka, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Philip Lister Shearman | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Canberra, ACT, Australia | Ecologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerome Francis Waldron | M | 1961 | New Zealand | Climber | Blenheim, New Zealand | Wine maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Dorje Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD06313 | - | - | http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/ | - | - | - |