Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Wendy Cue. Summit reached on 21st November 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6553
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD09319
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Wendy Cue
Sponsor	International 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	2009-11-12
Summit Date	2009-11-21
Summit Time	1315
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2009-11-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
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	-
Campsites	BC(12/11,4600m),C1(16/11,5400m),C2(20/11,6000m),Mbr.xxx(21/11,6750m),Sherpa.Smt(21/11)
Route Notes	Cue and Nima Kancha left C2 for the top on 21 November at 2:00 am. The wind was not very strong, and the sky clear after the sun rose. At 12:50 pm, Cue, who was told by Nima Kancha that she should turn around there, but he was going on to the top. He reached the summit at about 1:15 pm. Cue returned to C2 at 7:00 pm and stayed there that night. Nima Kancha went down to C1. Both were back in BC on 22nd. Cue said she didn't really know why she had not gone to the top, and she regrets this. Sherpa: Nima Kancha Sherpa, 15/5/80, Khumjung, Everest X2, Lhotse X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459821
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	49321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09319
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Wendy
Last Name	Cue
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Kathmandu & Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	United Nations official (as head of Nepal office of UN OCHA)
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)	6759
Summit Date 1	2009-11-21
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wendy cue
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD09319
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ngima Kanchha
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	29
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	2009-11-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1315
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	2442209
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngima kanchha sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Wendy Cue	F	1968	USA	Leader	Kathmandu & Geneva, Switzerland	United Nations official (as head of Nepal office of UN OCHA)	Details Other expeditions
Ngima Kanchha Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.