Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Benjamin Bradford. Summit reached on 12th November 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6564
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD09330
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Benjamin Bradford
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Ama Dablam Expedition 2009
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 Phakding->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2009-10-31
Summit Date 2009-11-12
Summit Time 0910
Summit Days 12
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2009-11-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(31/10,4600m),ABC(05/11,5140m),C1(06/11,5400m),C2(10/11,5700m),C3(11/11,6200m),Smt(12/11)
Route Notes Bradford, Green, Lewis, Ridley, Vardi, Pasang, Lama Babu and Phu Dawa left C3 at 5:30 am and reached summit at 9:10 am, except Vardi who turned around from 6700m. He was too slow and tired. The summiters stayed on summit for 15 minutes and descended to C3 at 11:30 am, then continued to C2 where the team members reached between 5:30-7:20 pm. They spent the night there. Next day descended to BC. The summit day weather was very windy and cold. The wind destroyed 3 tents of the expedition at C3. The team was the first one to summit on that day after this team. There were 8 or 9 foreign climbers on summit and 5-6 Sherpas. Auchie slept at C1 on 6 November; he had kidney problem. Auchie left BC with Martin on 8 Nov by helicopter and probably left Nepal on 13 November. Martin's high point was C1 (5400m) on 6 November. Fixed rope: 50m near C1.
Accidents Auchie got kidney problem on 8 November
Achievement -
Agency Happy Feet Mountaineers
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459812
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Malcolm Auchie M 1969 UK Climber Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Paramedic Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Michael (Ben) Bradford M 1982 UK Leader Ashburton, Devon, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Stephen Raymond David Green M 1986 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Student Details Other expeditions
Alun Undris Lewis M 1957 UK Climber Penrith, Cumbria, England Paper manufacturing company director Details Other expeditions
Adele Martin F 1980 UK Climber Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Crime scene investigator Details Other expeditions
Ian Ridley M 1963 UK Climber Exeter, Devon, England Surveyor Details Other expeditions
Nigel Vardi M 1969 UK Climber Belper, Derbyshire, England Speaker & author Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Lama Babu Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Dawa Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Banaru-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.