Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Victor Saunders. Summit reached on 20th October 2007. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5833
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD07321
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Victor Saunders
Sponsor Saunders 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-10-14
Summit Date 2007-10-20
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2007-10-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 Island Peak
Campsites BC(14/10,4500m),C1(15/10,5700m),C3(19/10,6200m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes C3 slightly below former C3 sites before 6 Nov avalanche. Island Peak summited 13 Oct by all members (no Sherpas). Summit team of all members except Pyke, plus Lhakpa Thundu, left C3 at 7:00 am and on top between 10:00 and 10:30 am; went down to C3 at 1:30 pm. McDonald was tired and preferred to stay that night at C3 and since all had been climbing together, all agreed to stop in C3. All in BC on 21st. A lot of ice kept falling down from the serac band of the Ama Dablam (at about 6500m). Did not camp at C2 site because very little space there. 2 members, Hawker and Pyke, ran from Everest BC to Kathmandu after the climb.
Accidents Pyke's bad chest infection
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459011
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Jonathan Hartell M 1964 UK Climber Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Manages computer operators for large companies Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Jane (Lizzy) Hawker F 1976 UK Climber Chester, Cheshire, England Environmental scientist Details Other expeditions
Karen McDonald F 1966 UK Climber Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Sports therapist Details Other expeditions
Stephen Pyke M 1965 UK Climber Stone, Staffordshire, England Engineer Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders M 1950 UK Leader Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Darren Stonier M 1960 UK Climber York, N Yorkshire, England Fire officer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.