Ama Dablam | 2009 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Scott Thomas. Summit reached on 26th October 2009. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6567
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD09333
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Scott Thomas
Sponsor USA Team on Ama Dablam
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->Dingboche->Lobuche->Kalapattar
Basecamp Date 2009-10-15
Summit Date 2009-10-26
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 11
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2009-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/10,4630m),C1(17/10,5890m),C2(25/10,6100m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes Romersa, Maggart, Pema and Lhakpa left C2 at 3:30 am. Romersa, Pema and Lhakpa reached summit at 12 noon, stayed on summit for about 30 minutes, descended to C2 and slept there. Maggart turned around to C2 from around 21,000 ft; he was slow. The weather was sunny, clear sky and windy. Thomas slept at C2. He did not try to summit. He had to go down to BC where his daughter got sick. Nagel had to leave expedition due to family problem back home. He returned to Kathmandu on 14 Oct from Pangboche and left on 15 Oct. Sherpas: Pema Chhiring Sherpa, 17/12/83 (2/9/2040), Beding, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X2 Lhakpa Thundu Sherpa, 20/6/70 (6/3/2027), Pangboche, Ever X7, Cho Oyu X2, etc
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Khumbu Adventures
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459795
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Edsel F. (Ed) Maggart M 1957 USA Climber Asheville, North Carolina Teacher Details Other expeditions
Marc Fritz Nagel M 1955 USA Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado Chemist Details Other expeditions
John Chandler Romersa M 1957 USA Climber Nashville, Tennessee Dentist Details Other expeditions
Scott B. Thomas M 1957 USA Leader Boulder, Colorado Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.