Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Stuart Remensnyder. Summit reached on 4th November 2007. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5815
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD07303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2007
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 2007
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, S Africa
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-10-22
Summit Date 2007-11-04
Summit Time 1208
Summit Days 13
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2007-11-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 12
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(22/10,4550m),ABC(26/10,5500m),C1(28/10,5800m),C2(01/11,5950m),C3(02/11,6300m),Smt(04-05/11)
Route Notes Field Touring Ama Dablam Expedition 2007 - 14 Nov 2007 First summit party: Chow, Kane, McElroy, Remensnyder, Rowlands and Parsu Ram Rai left C3 from 9:00 to 9:30 am on 4 November and all reached the top between 12:08 and 1:17 pm. McElroy was the first to the summit and stayed for two hours; he and Chow, who summited at 12:30, descended to C2, where they arrived at 3:00 pm. The other members returned to C3 at 4:00 pm. Parsu Ram Rai climbed from C2 to top to C3. Second summit party: Allen, Loughlin, Reibeling, Turner and Lhakpa Sherpa left C3 on 5 November between 9:40 and 10:20 am, got to the summit between 12:20 and 12:45 pm, and all descended to C2, arriving there at 3:30 pm. Because of the unstable conditions on the Gray Tower, climbers moved up the ropes from C2 to 6100m just one person at a time. Three members left the team early: Bampton, who had a history of knee problems, got a sore knee at ABC. He stayed there the nights of 24 and 25 October, then descended to BC on the 26th. He left expedition on 1 November. Norman developed very bad chest infection (perhaps pneumonia) at ABC on 27 October and left BC on 3 November on horseback. Rollins got a sinus infection while in C1 on 27 October. He went down to ABC and then to BC but did not recover, so also left on the 3rd of November. There were no accidents or case of frostbite. Nepalese summiters: Parsu Ram Rai, 13/7/9/69 (29/3/2026, Rakha, Khotang, no 8000ers Lhakpa Sherpa, 25/7/1968 (10/4/2025), Lokhim vdc, Solu, no 8000ers He had already summited Ama Dablam with a Japanese team in October 2007
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459026
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Edward Allen M 1978 USA Climber Mazama, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Noel Keith Bampton M 1950 Australia Climber Pomona, QLD, Australia Farmer Details Other expeditions
Jason Chow M 1977 USA Climber San Francisco, California Marketing manager Details Other expeditions
Benjamin James Kane M 1981 Australia Climber Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia Retail assistant Details Other expeditions
Meaghan Loughlin F 1982 USA Climber Mazama, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stuart McElroy M 1970 Australia Climber Duffy, ACT, Australia Environmental scientist Details Other expeditions
Troy Norman M 1970 USA Climber Vancouver, Washington Nurse Details Other expeditions
Ernst Reibeling M 1956 S Africa Climber Johannesburg, S Africa Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Stuart Wiley Remensnyder M 1962 USA Leader Amherst, Massachusetts Expedition and trekking operator Details Other expeditions
Steven (Steve) Rollins M 1975 USA Climber Portland, Oregon Information technology expert Details Other expeditions
Mervyn (Merv) Rowlands M 1957 Australia Climber Wollongong, NSW, Australia Engineering manager Details Other expeditions
Ashley Turner M 1966 Australia Climber Concord, NSW, Australia Brick factory manager Details Other expeditions
Parsu Ram (Tshering) Rai M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Dhirtel, Rakha Bangdel-1, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD07303 - - http://www.fieldtouringalpine.com/fta-news-and-dispatches/fta-team-pages/123-ama-dablam-2007-dispatches - - -