Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 31st October 2008. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6199
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor	Alpenglow 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	Netherlands, UK
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Phortse->Dingboche->Chhukung Ri
Basecamp Date	2008-10-18
Summit Date	2008-10-31
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	13
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2008-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	400
Total Members	12
Summit Members	8
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	6
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(18/10,4800m),C1(22/10,5800m),C2(30/10,6400m),Smt(31/10,01/11)
Route Notes	On 31 Oct Bockelman, Chisholm, Mahon, Niles, Sargent, Sauer, Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam, Ngima Chhiri left C2 at 6:30 am. Dorje and Bockelman reached summit at 11:30 am and by 12 noon rest of members with Sherpas. The climbers stayed on summit less than 30 minutes, it was windy and cold. Bockelman, Mahon, Sauer slept in C2. Chisholm, Niles, Sargent slept in C1 and Sherpas to BC. On 1 Nov Ballinger couple, Siu, Stam, Lhakpa Nuru, Son Dorje and Nuru Gyalzen left C2 at 6 am. Lhakpa Nuru reached summit at 10 am and Ballingers and Sherpas by 12 noon. Siu and Stam turned around from 6600m to C1 due to fatigue. The summiters stayed on summit for 30 minutes; it was a very nice day, not so windy; descended to C1. Next day to BC. Pelkey was with first summit group and had to turn around from 6750m on 31 Oct due to fatigue. Suntum spent nights in C1 on 22nd Oct and went up to C2 on 24 Oct and went down to BC. He was too tired. The team returned to Kathmandu on 6 Nov and will leave on 10 Nov. Fixed rope: contributed 400m from mushroom ridge to summit. Sherpas: Phurba Tashi Sherpa, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X12 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa, 24/5/81, Phortse, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1 Ngima Chhiri Sherpa, 22/4/72, Phortse, Everest X2 Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X3 Son Dorje Sherpa, 22/5/63, 08/02/2020, Phortse Everest X7 Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/8/73, 02/05/2030, Phortse Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st ascent of the season
Agency	Mountain Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459389
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46408
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Adrian John
Last Name	Ballinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Carnelian Bay, California
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2440692
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adrian john ballinger
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46409
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Elizabeth
Last Name	Ballinger
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Carnelian Bay, California
Occupation	Manager of expedition company
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	Wife of Adrain Ballinger
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440334
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elizabeth ballinger
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46410
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Dirk E.
Last Name	Bockelman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspen, Colorado
Occupation	General manager of expedition company
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2438848
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dirk e. bockelman
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46411
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Alan G.
Last Name	Chisholm
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Natick, Massachusetts
Occupation	Program manager
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2440915
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alan g. chisholm
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46412
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Edward E. (Ted)
Last Name	Mahon III
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspen, Colorado
Occupation	Restaurant waiter
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2439401
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward e. (ted) mahon iii
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46413
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Niles
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Cambridge, Vermont
Occupation	Army officer
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2439349
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert niles
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46414
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	William L.
Last Name	Pelkey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Fairfax, Vermont
Occupation	Development
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6750
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434702
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william l. pelkey
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46415
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Alex Rolf
Last Name	Sargent
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Cambridge, Vermont
Occupation	Army officer
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2437633
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alex rolf sargent
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46416
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Christina Lynn
Last Name	Sauer
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspen, Colorado
Occupation	Museum development staff member
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2440470
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christina lynn sauer
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Lawrence H.
Last Name	Siu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Silver Spring, Maryland
Occupation	Dentist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433784
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lawrence h. siu
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46418
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	11
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Egbert Jacob (Kiek)
Last Name	Stam
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	Netherlands
Status	Climber
Residence	Miero, Netherlands
Occupation	Retired businesss executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2429279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	egbert jacob (kiek) stam
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46419
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	12
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Joseph Peter
Last Name	Suntum
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Damascus, Maryland
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2008-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433960
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joseph peter suntum
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46420
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	17
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Phurba Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2438959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	13
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Dorje Sonam Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2442602
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sonam gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46422
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	15
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2439292
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tshering (ngima chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46423
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	14
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2442263
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46424
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	16
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Nuru Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2439774
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46425
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08327
Member ID	18
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Son Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2008-11-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2436043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	son dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

18 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger	M	1976	UK	Leader	Carnelian Bay, California	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Ballinger	F	1975	USA	Climber	Carnelian Bay, California	Manager of expedition company	Details Other expeditions
Dirk E. Bockelman	M	1971	USA	Climber	Aspen, Colorado	General manager of expedition company	Details Other expeditions
Alan G. Chisholm	M	1976	USA	Climber	Natick, Massachusetts	Program manager	Details Other expeditions
Edward E. (Ted) Mahon III	M	1972	USA	Climber	Aspen, Colorado	Restaurant waiter	Details Other expeditions
Robert Niles	M	1972	USA	Climber	Cambridge, Vermont	Army officer	Details Other expeditions
William L. Pelkey	M	1959	USA	Climber	Fairfax, Vermont	Development	Details Other expeditions
Alex Rolf Sargent	M	1967	USA	Climber	Cambridge, Vermont	Army officer	Details Other expeditions
Christina Lynn Sauer	F	1975	USA	Climber	Aspen, Colorado	Museum development staff member	Details Other expeditions
Lawrence H. Siu	M	1957	USA	Climber	Silver Spring, Maryland	Dentist	Details Other expeditions
Egbert Jacob (Kiek) Stam	M	1944	Netherlands	Climber	Miero, Netherlands	Retired businesss executive	Details Other expeditions
Joseph Peter Suntum	M	1957	USA	Climber	Damascus, Maryland	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Son Dorje Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.