Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A Ireland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Terence Bannon. Summit reached on 21st November 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6556
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD09322
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ireland
Leaders Terence Bannon
Sponsor Irish Ama Dablam (on Field Touring Alpine permit)
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 USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-11-14
Summit Date 2009-11-21
Summit Time 1715
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
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 3
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(14/11,4600m),C1(17/11,5680m),C2(19/11,6000m),Smt(21/11)
Route Notes The team were semi-independent of the Field Touring Ama Dablam expedition: they used the same trekking agency and the same tents and stoves, but brought their own food and sleeping bags and made their own decisions about the climb. The three members attempted to go to the summit on 20 November. They were stopped at 6500m by strong winds which drove them back to C2, where they stayed in an empty tent without food, water or sleeping bags. They left C2 for the top again on 21 November. They started rather late, at about 8:00 am, and reached the summit at about 5:15 pm. The returned to C2 at 11:30 pm. They were back in BC at 6:00 pm on the 22nd. All ten of Scace's fingers were badly frostbitten, and he flew by helicopter from BC to Kathmandu on the 23. O'Malley went with him.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Terence Anthony (Banjo) Bannon M 1967 Ireland Leader Newry, Down, Northern Ireland Youth justice worker Details Other expeditions
Brian Myles O'Malley M 1976 USA Climber Wayne, Indiana Security contractor & medic Details Other expeditions
Jeff Scace M 1978 USA Climber Spring, Texas Security contractor & medic Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.