Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Stuart Remensnyder. Summit reached on 1st November 2006. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5494 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD06346 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Stuart Remensnyder |
| Sponsor | Field Touring Alpine 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, Canada, Malaysia, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-10-22 |
| Summit Date | 2006-11-01 |
| Summit Time | 1045 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 2006-11-08 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(22/10,4450m),ABC(25/10,5100m),C1(27/10,5700m),C2(30/10,5950m),C3(31/10,6400m),Smt(01,03/11) |
| Route Notes | First summit party all reached summit on 1 Nov. Left C3 at 8:00 am, on top at 10:45-1:00 pm, returned to C3 at various times. Second party all left C3 on Nov 3 at 9:00 am, on top at 1:00 pm and back to C3 for the night despite 30-40 mph wind and lots of spindrift. Third party of Kuppusamy and Parsu Ram "Tshering" Rai left for top from C2 at 3:30 am on 5 Nov, turned around at 6600m at 1:30 pm in whiteout and Kuppusamy weak from stomach problem day before; returned to C2. Wong got nasal problem, trouble breathing, got to ABC site only and left expedition 29 Oct. Sherpas: Lhakpa Sherpa, 25/7/68 (10/4/2025), Tamku-9, Sankhuwasabha, no 8000ers Parsu Ram (Tshering) Rai, 1969, Rakha-1, Dhirtel, no 8000ers |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Su-Swagatam Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458612 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Elmore | M | 1973 | USA | Climber | Leadville, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Y. Grechka | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Missouri City, Texas | Geophysicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sean Joseph David James | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Financial planner | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Jones | M | 1975 | Australia | Climber | Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia | Electronic technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Surech Kuppusamy | M | 1978 | Malaysia | Climber | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Aeronautical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kevin Long | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Chad Ryan Ovel | M | 1974 | USA | Climber | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (currently living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) | Executive of furniture manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Wiley Remensnyder | M | 1962 | USA | Leader | Amherst, Massachusetts | Alpine guide, emergency medical technician, teacher & business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Stephen (Chris) Szymiec | M | 1973 | Canada | Climber | Spruce Grove, Alberta | Web designer and alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Hon Wan Wong | M | 1955 | Malaysia | Climber | Klang, Malaysia | General manager of manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Parsu Ram (Tshering) Rai | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dhirtel, Rakha Bangdel-1, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD06346 | - | - | http://www.fieldtouring.com/dispatches/ama_dablam_2006.php | - | - | - |