Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 7th November 2006. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5486
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD06338
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tim Mosedale
Sponsor Himalayan Guides 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 -
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2006-10-29
Summit Date 2006-11-07
Summit Time 1145
Summit Days 9
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2006-11-14
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/10,4500m),ABC(01/11,5300m,C1(05/11,5850m),C2(06/11,6000m),C3(06/11,6300m),Smt(07-08,11-12/11)
Route Notes Mackenzie left C3 at 9 am on 7 Nov, summited at 11:45 am. Weather was good. He descended to C1, where he arrived at 5:30 pm. Day left C3 at 9:30 am on 8 Nov. Weather was good. He descended to C3, arrived at 4 pm. Brett and Ang Namgyal left C3 at 9:30 am on Nov 11, summited at 12:20 pm. Weather was good. Brett descended to C2, arrived at 5 pm. Ang Namgyal arrived at C3 at 1:30 pm and stayed there as he was due to go back to summit the next day. Summit team of 12 Nov left C3 at 9:30 am. Weather was good. They descended to C3. Vernon and Benson arrived at 4 pm. Murray and Ang Namgyal at 5:30 pm. Mosedale reached C3 on 11 Nov. He did not stay night, descended to BC same day. He did not summit as he gave his space to Murray, as logistics did not allow both. Murray tried to for summit on 11 Nov but turned back 50m above C3 as he was too snow. Mosedale told him to give it another go the next day which he did but Mosedale stayed at BC as there were not enough tents. Holding reached C1 on 5 Nov and stayed the night. He abandoned climb due to chest infection and left BC on 8 Nov. Smith reached C1 on 2 Nov on acclimatization walk. He did not stay night but returned to ABC. He abandoned climb on 7 Nov due to back pain. Sherpa: Ang Namgyal Sherpa, Pangboche, 14/5/84 Cho Oyu with Tim Mosedale in autumn 2006 (1/10/06) Everest Spring 2006
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458618
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Samuel Benson M 1970 UK Climber Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Charles Brett M 1966 UK Climber Egremont, Cumbria, England Physician (accident & emergency) Details Other expeditions
Jason Day M 1967 UK Climber Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Kingsley Holding M 1976 UK Climber London, England Businessman in printing and publishing Details Other expeditions
Scott Mackenzie M 1981 UK Climber Carlisle, Cumbria, England Computer consultant Details Other expeditions
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Leader Keswick, Cumbria, England Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Kenneth Murray M 1961 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Software engineer Details Other expeditions
James Smith M 1974 UK Climber Grindleford, England IT consultant Details Other expeditions
Michael Vernon M 1969 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Tshering Namgyal (Ang Namgyal) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.