Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Justin Carter. Summit reached on 24th October 2010. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6831
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD10301
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Justin Carter
Sponsor International Ama Dablam 2010
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 Lukla->Namche->Dingboche->Chhukung->Island Peak BC->Dingboche
Basecamp Date 2010-10-12
Summit Date 2010-10-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2010-10-27
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5950m due to no fixed rope above C2 & not enough time to wait for it
High Point (m) 5950
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Island Peak on 11 Oct by both members
Campsites BC(12/10,4500m),C1(15/10,5670m),C2(24/10,5950m),xxx(24/10,5950m)
Route Notes The team had acclimatization on Island Peak. The team moved gear to C2. The team did not sleep in C2. Nobody put up fixed ropes beyond C2. Weather was perfect and the members were ready. There was not enough time to wait for until somebody put up the ropes. Sherpas: Mingma Temba Sherpa, 19/1/80, 5/10/2036, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Pema Sherpa, 28/8/73, 12/05/2030, Ekuwa, Pathivara-1, Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460159
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Justin Carter M 1972 USA Leader Washington, DC Mechanical & biomedical engineer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Vincent Gavin M 1963 USA Climber Baltimore, Maryland Artist & blacksmith Details Other expeditions
Pema Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Ekuwa, Pathivara-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.