Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge
A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Rippel. Summit reached on 14th October 2006. 20 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5496 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD06348 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Tim Rippel |
| Sponsor | Peak Freaks Ama Dablam Expedition 2006 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Greece, Lithuania, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-17 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6150 due to unstable snow conditions and oncoming storm |
| High Point (m) | 6150 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 800 |
| Total Members | 18 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/10,4600m),ABC(05/10,5200m),C1(08/10,5750m,C2(12/10,6000m),xxx(14/10,6150m) |
| Route Notes | BC on normal site C1 at SW Ridge Sherpas high point on 14 Oct by Dendi and Ngima Tsering at 6150m. Climb abandoned because dangerously deep unstable snow on the ridge and clouds movement indicated snowstorm coming. On 13th members turned back at 6100m because of dangerous snow and on 14th Oct Sherpas turned back at 6150m for same reason; thigh-deep snow, which other climbers fell through onto rocks. Sherpas: Dendi, Chaurikharka, 30 years old Ngima Tsering, 19, Khunde |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458594 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
20 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Paul Adams | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Grantham, Lincoln, England | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Alford | M | 1965 | UK | Climber | Singapore | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| George (Giorgio) Ardavanis | M | 1955 | Greece | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | Financial analyst and electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Aldas Baltutis | M | 1969 | Lithuania | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Dereck Andrew Davey | M | 1961 | Australia | Climber | Noosaville, QLD, Australia | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Grainger | M | 1953 | Canada | Climber | Waterloo, Ontario | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jim Hansen | M | 1948 | Canada | Exp Doctor | Okotoks, Alberta | Cardiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Guy Tristram Higgot | M | 1967 | Canada | Climber | Thornton, Ontario | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mirek Hladik | M | 1968 | Canada | Deputy Leader | Nelson, British Columbia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Johncox | M | 1974 | Canada | Climber | Georgetown, Grand Cayman, British West Indies | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Carol Knudsen | F | 1953 | Canada | Climber | Calgary, Alberta | Human resources manager for energy company | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeff Knudsen | M | 1959 | Canada | Climber | Calgary, Alberta | Building contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Guy Leveille | M | 1963 | Canada | Climber | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Clare Newman | F | 1972 | UK | Climber | London, England | Market anaylst | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy Leonard (Tim) Rippel | M | 1961 | Canada | Leader | Nelson, British Columbia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Clayton Sheen | M | 1978 | Canada | Deputy Leader | Prince George, British Columbia | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Smith | M | 1972 | UK | Climber | Singapore | IT consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Mathew (Mat) Boylan | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Singapore | Financial firm executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tshering (Ngima Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dendi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD06348 | - | - | http://www.peakfreaks.com/amadablam06dispatch.htm | - | - | - |