Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 4th November 2008. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Henry Todd
Sponsor	ICE 8000 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	Brazil
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2008-10-26
Summit Date	2008-11-04
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2008-11-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	400
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(26/10,4500m),C1(30/10,5750m),C2(03/10,6100m),C3(03/11,6400m),Smt(04-05/11)
Route Notes	Chandler & Nurbu Bhote on 4 Nov climbed from C1 to top and back to C3. Romancini & Lhakpa Wangchu on 5 Nov, C3 to top to C3. Non-summiters: Boscarioli reached C1 on 1 Nov, not well, back to BC 2 Nov; never above C1. Todd reached 4900m and never went higher. Sherpas: Lhakpa Wangchu, 20/10/86, Pangboche, Everest X2, Manaslu 5/10/08 Nurbu Bhote, 29/5/81, Hatiya, Everest X2
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459393
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Ana Elisa Teixeira
Last Name	Boscarioli
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Brazil
Status	Climber
Residence	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Plastic surgeon
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)	5750
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437068
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ana elisa teixeira boscarioli
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Andrew Michael Allen
Last Name	Chandler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Snowbird, Utah
Occupation	Retired financier
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	2008-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
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	2435923
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew michael allen chandler
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Roman Andrade
Last Name	Romancini
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Brazil
Status	Climber
Residence	Rio De Janiero, Brazil
Occupation	-
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	2008-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2440306
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roman andrade romancini
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Henry Barclay
Last Name	Todd
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland
Occupation	Expedition organizer & leader
Leader	True
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)	4900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	(1945-2025) Died 3 Nov 2024 in Kathmandu from stroke
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2429470
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	henry barclay todd
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46496
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	2008-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	Summited on 18 Nov with Mosedale group; brother of Pasang Dawa (Pando)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444575
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46497
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08335
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Nurbu
Last Name	Bhote Lama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2008-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
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	Summited on 20 Nov with Mosedale group
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442607
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nurbu bhote lama
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ana Elisa Teixeira Boscarioli	F	1966	Brazil	Climber	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Plastic surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Michael Allen Chandler	M	1963	UK	Climber	Snowbird, Utah	Retired financier	Details Other expeditions
Roman Andrade Romancini	M	1975	Brazil	Climber	Rio De Janiero, Brazil	-	Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd	M	1945	UK	Leader	Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland	Expedition organizer & leader	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Bhote Lama	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.