Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Alexander (Sandy) Allan. Summit reached on 2nd November 2007. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5828
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD07316
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Alexander (Sandy) Allan
Sponsor Southwest Ridge of Ama Dablam
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 2007-10-25
Summit Date 2007-11-02
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 8
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2007-11-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(25/10,4600m),C1(30/10,5800m),C2(31/10,6100m),C3(01/11,6410m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at 3:30 am. Weather and conditions good with good views from summit. They descended to C1, where they arrived at 5:30 pm. On way down they dismantled all camps. On 3 Nov they cleared C1 and descended to BC. MacDonald and Cadger reached C1 on 30 Oct; they stayed one night but descended to BC on 31 Oct as they were both having a bad cough. Moradifak never reached higher than BC. He had tried Island Peak before but only made it to 5900m as he didn't feel very well. He decided to call it off and not climb Ama Dablam. He came to BC for the Puja and left BC on 26 Oct. Sherpas: Kusang Tenzing Sherpa, Lelep-9, Taplejung,16/05/1986 Ama Dablam: Autumn 2005 Pasang Sherpa, Lelep-9, Taplejung, 1978 Lhakpa Rangdu Sherpa, Sotang-6, Solu, 18/11/1967 (2/8/2024) Everest 21/5/2005, 19/5/2006
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459024
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander Roderick (Sandy) Allan M 1955 UK Leader Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Cadger M 1946 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Accountant Details Other expeditions
Ewan MacDonald M 1947 UK Climber Lenzil, Glasgow, Scotland Physician Details Other expeditions
Kambiz Moradifak M 1970 UK Climber Bath, Avon, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Edward Wollaston M 1979 UK Climber London, England Naval architect Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rangdu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Talakharka, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.