Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by John Freeman. Summit reached on 27th November 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5490
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD06342
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	John Freeman
Sponsor	Berg Adventures 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	USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2006-11-16
Summit Date	2006-11-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2006-11-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Lobuche East
Campsites	BC(16/11,4785m)C1(17/11,5700m),C2(26/11,6050m),Smt(27/11)
Route Notes	Amantia and Freeman went to C2 site on 19 Nov. Amantia wanted to go as high as he could and stay safe after 13 Nov avalanche. C2 was high enough for him; they had lunch and return to BC (Pasang Tenzing was with them) and down to BC same day. All left BC to Pangboche 20th. Freeman with Amantia to Lukla 22nd. Freeman back to Pangboche on 24th. 25th to C1 (with Kharka Rai, porter). 26th Freeman alone to C2. 27th left C2 at 6:00 am and on top at 3:00 pm having helped two Jagged Globe Sherpas fix rope from C3 to 6600m. Windy but clear on top. Down to C2 at 5:20 pm. 28th to Pangboche. Sherpas: Pasang Tenzing, 21/1/78, Everest X6 (including 18/10/06), Cho Oyu X1 Kharka Rai (porter)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Peak Promotion
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458638
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	41090
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06342
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Amantia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Financial trader
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)	6050
Summit Date 1	2006-11-19
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter amantia
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41091
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06342
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	John
Last Name	Freeman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Canmore, Alberta
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2006-11-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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	2438795
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john freeman
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Peter Amantia	M	1963	USA	Climber	New York, New York	Financial trader	Details Other expeditions
John Freeman	M	1970	Canada	Leader	Canmore, Alberta	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7620
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD06342
Reference ID	01
Year	2006
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.bergadventures.com/cyber/ama1106/ama_1106_main.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD06342	-	-	http://www.bergadventures.com/cyber/ama1106/ama_1106_main.html	-	-	-