Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Max Kausch. Summit reached on 3rd November 2010. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6903 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD10308 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2010 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Max Kausch |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2010 |
| 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 | Belgium, Finland, Germany, India, Israel, S Africa, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2010-11-03 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 2010-11-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 11 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(18/10,4535m),ABC(21/10,5350m),C1(24/10,5713m),C2(26/10,6033m),Smt(03-04/11) |
| Route Notes | The expedition went to the top in two groups. The first one left C2 on 3 November at 3:30 am. They were Bergau, Etienne, Gie, Rai and Tenji Sherpa. All reached the summit at 10:30 am and returned to C1 at 2:45 pm. They descended to BC the next day. The second party, who left C2 at midnignt of 3/4 Nov, were Allsopp, Fuller, Garam, Holmes, Imber, Kausch, Muendl, Nelson and three Sherpas, Dawa Jangbu, Gyalzen and Pasang. Holmes and Pasang turned around at 6250m, just below the mushroom ridge, at 6:45 am because they were climbing too slowly; they returned to C1. All others went to the summit on 4 Nov between 12:05 pm (Kausch) and 2:10 pm. (Nelson with Gyalzen). They were back in C2 between 7:30 pm (Muendl) and 10:00 pm (Allsopp) and in BC on the 5th. One member had left the team early: Zeevi got to only 5350m and left on 25 October, saying his knee was paining him. Fixed rope: some between C1 and C2 up to 6300m. Sherpas: Dawa Jangbu, aka Da Jangbu, 4/6/79, Patle-4, Everest X1, Lhotse X1 Gyalzen/Gyalje, 25/1/74, Patle, Everest 25/5/10 Pasang, 21/12/72 (7/9/2029), Makalu vdc, no 8000ers Tenji, 1/6/82, Patle, Everest X5 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460169 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Arthur Allsopp | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Solihull, W Midlands, England | Outdoor activities instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Arne Bergau | M | 1974 | Germany | Climber | Regensberg, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Andries Etienne | M | 1982 | Belgium | Climber | Antwerp, Belgium | Auditor | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Laurence Charles Fuller | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | Alton, Hampshire, England | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Irma Marika Garam | F | 1970 | Finland | Climber | Helsinki, Finland | Senior advisor in education ministry | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre George Gie | M | 1981 | S Africa | Climber | Cape Town, S Africa | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Bjarne Moon Holmes | M | 1973 | USA | Climber | South Queensbury, Scotland, UK | University teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Suzanne Mary Imber | F | 1983 | UK | Climber | Berhamsted, Hertford, England | Research scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| Maximo Gustavo Kausch Serantes | M | 1981 | UK/Argentina | Leader | London, England | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Josef Muendl | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Stuhr, Lower Saxony, Germany | Manager of pet food company | Details Other expeditions |
| Samuel Nelson | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Fairfax, Utah | Construction company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Abhijit Rai | M | 1973 | India | Deputy Leader | Darjeeling, India | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Abraham Zeevi | M | 1960 | Israel | Climber | Tel Aviv, Israel | Business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD10308 | - | - | http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=142 | - | - | - |