Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Andrew Williamson. Summit reached on 9th November 2008. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6311 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD08341 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Andrew Williamson |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia |
| Approach | Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-10-30 |
| Summit Date | 2008-11-09 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2008-11-10 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6300m due to high altitude sickness of Williamson |
| High Point (m) | 6300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(30/10,4800m),C1(04/11,5800m),C2(08/11,6100m),xxx(09/11,6300m) |
| Route Notes | Erskine, Williamson, Mingma and Tshering left C3 on 9 Nov at 2 am. They reached at 6300m at about 8 am. Williamson started vomiting, then all descended to C2. Two Sherpas descended to BC. Erskine and Williamson camed down to BC on 10 and same day arrived at Pangboche. Michael climbed up to C1 on 3 Nov. He got headache and descended to BC same day. Erskine and Williamson returned to Kathmandu on 12 and left on 13 Nov. Michael returned to Kathmandu via Jiri on 13 and left on 14 Nov. Fixed rope: 300m contributed Sherpas: Tshering Pemba Sherpa, Beding, Dolakha, 22/11/85 (7/8/2042), Everest 23/5/07, Manaslu last autumn (Jagged Globe) 4/10/08 Mingma Tshering Sherpa, 19/7/70, Beding, brother of Nima Gomba, Everest X13, Manaslu X1, Cho Oyu X2, K-2 X1, Dhaulagiri I X1 |
| Accidents | Williamson & Michael suffered from HAS |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides permit |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459443 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Erskine | M | 1984 | UK | Climber | - | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Terry John Michael | M | 1954 | Australia | Climber | - | Postal official | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Williamson | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | - | Driller | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Pemba Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.