Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Simon Yates. Summit reached on 19th October 2007. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5830
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD07318
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Simon Yates
Sponsor Mountain Dream Ama Dablam Expedition
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 Iceland
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2007-10-08
Summit Date 2007-10-19
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 11
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2007-10-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/10,4700m),C1(12/10,5800m),C3(18/10,6250m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at 7 am. Weather was clear and climb was straightforward. They spent about 30 minutes on the summit. They met Francois Cote from Canada there. They descended to C1 and arrived at 5 pm. Helgasson and Millichope reached C1 on 12 Oct. Helgasson left BC on 17 Oct as his girlfriend arrived at BC. They went trekking together. Millichope ascended to C1 again on 17 Oct. He stayed for two nights but did not acclimatize well and descended to BC on 19 Oct. Sherpas: Nurbu Bhote Lama, Hatiya-1, Makalu, 29/5/81, Everest 22/5/07 Pasang Dawa Sherpa, Pangboche, Khumbu, 18/1/77, Everest X9 (with Henry Todd in Spring 2007)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459010
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Vidar Helgasson M 1965 Iceland Climber Reykjavik, Iceland Carpenter & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Anthony Millichope M 1960 UK Climber Sutton Coldfield, W Midlands, England Supply chain manager in company manufacturing feminine hygiene product Details Other expeditions
Ingvar Thorisson M 1961 Iceland Climber Reykjavik, Iceland Film producer Details Other expeditions
Simon Andrew Yates M 1963 UK Leader Penrith, Cumbria, England Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Bhote Lama M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.