Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Dick Morse. Summit reached on 12th April 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6736
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD10108
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Dick Morse
Sponsor	US Ama Dablam and Lhotse Expedition
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	-
Approach	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2010-03-21
Summit Date	2010-04-12
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	22
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2010-04-15
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6300m due to rock fall, bad conditions
High Point (m)	6300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	800
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-101-03)
Campsites	BC(21/03,4700m),C1(01/04,5700m),C2(12/04,6100m),xxx(12/04,6300m)
Route Notes	High Point: 13th April at 6300m by Morse and Mingma Dorje. Team left C1 at 7 am on 12 April. Weather was good. There was not a lot of snow and the mountain was very dry. Mingma Dorje had fixed rope before, around 400m between C1 and C2. They reached C2 at around 10 am. They stayed the night at C2 as they wanted to push for the summit on 13th April. However, the weather turned very bad during the night and as the conditions on the mountains were also very difficult, they decided to return to BC on 13th April. They left Ama Dablam BC to go to Lhotse on 15th May. Fixed rope: 800m between C1 and C2. Sherpa: Mingma Dorje, Tapting, Solu, 17 July 1979, Everest in 2004, 2007 and 2008
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Peak Promotion
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	LHOT10103
Checksum	2459964
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	50498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10108
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Richard Paul (Dick)
Last Name	Morse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Retired civil engineer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2010-04-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2432000
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard paul (dick) morse
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	50499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10108
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorje (Mingmar Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2010-04-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2442158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorje (mingmar dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard Paul (Dick) Morse	M	1951	USA	Leader	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Retired civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje (Mingmar Dorje) Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.