Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge
A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Spiros Soulis. Summit reached on 31st October 2010. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6876 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD10303 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2010 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Leaders | Spiros Soulis |
| Sponsor | Fat Yak Ama Dablam 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 | Norway |
| Approach | Phakding->Namche->Debuche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2010-10-31 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2010-11-02 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5950m due to snowstorm, no fixed ropes above |
| High Point (m) | 5950 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(18/10,4600m),ABC(20/10,5340m),C1(23/10,5736m),xxx(31/10,5950m) |
| Route Notes | High point at 5950m below C2. Landorf and Soulis left BC on 25 Oct, returned to Kathmandu on 31 Oct and will leave on 3 Nov. Grimsaeth and Mackay returned to Kathmandu on 5 Nov. Grimsaeth will leave on 7 Nov, Mackay will leave on 9 Nov. Grimsaeth, Mackay and Lhakpa Bhote on their summit bid spent the night of 31 Oct at C1. On 1 Nov a snowstorm started. Then the team descended to BC on 1 Nov. High point for Landorf, Lim and Soulis was 5750m. Fixed rope: 200m contributed Sherpa: Lhakpa Bhote, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha, 5/11/70 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Adventure (Monterosa Treks pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460166 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ane Grimsaeth | F | 1961 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Masseuse and teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Beach Landorf | M | 1963 | Australia | Climber | Fairfield, Victoria, Australia | University lecturer | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven James Lim | M | 1970 | Australia | Climber | Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia | Builder (house renovations) | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Bradley Mackay | M | 1971 | Australia | Climber | Kensington, Victoria, Australia | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Spiros Soulis | M | 1968 | Australia/Greece | Leader | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Bhote | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.