Ama Dablam | 2006 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2006 via SW Ridge, led by Alistair Holmes, Eric Nilles. Summit reached on 6th November 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD06357
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Alistair Holmes, Eric Nilles
Sponsor	Adventure Peaks Ama Dablam Independent team
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	-
Basecamp Date	2006-10-27
Summit Date	2006-11-06
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	10
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2006-11-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(27/10,4500m),ABC(5300m),C1(5750m),C2(04/11,6000m),C3(05/11,6400m),Smt(06/11)
Route Notes	Members climbed on two "ropes" with Crosby and Scrase on one and Holmes and Nilles on the other. They moved up the mountain one day apart with one tent per party, moving their tent up to each camp site as they went up and and down the mountain. Crosby and Scrase went to the top from C3's site on 5 Nov and down to C2 site. Holmes and Nilles were on the top at 6:00 am on the 6 Nov and descended to BC the same day, arrived at BC at 8:00-9:00 pm extremely tired. Holmes big toes were black from frostbite.
Accidents	Holmes frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458662
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	41810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06357
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Alistair Duncan
Last Name	Holmes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Mt. Washington, Massachusetts
Occupation	Pediatric ICU Nurse
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	2006-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	2440586
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alistair duncan holmes
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD06357
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Eric James
Last Name	Nilles
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Mt. Washington, Massachusetts
Occupation	Physician
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	2006-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	2438844
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric james nilles
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alistair Duncan Holmes	M	1975	USA	Co-Leader	Mt. Washington, Massachusetts	Pediatric ICU Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Eric James Nilles	M	1970	USA	Co-Leader	Mt. Washington, Massachusetts	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.