Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Mike Pelchat. Summit reached on 3rd November 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD10319
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Mike Pelchat
Sponsor	2010 Ama Dablam Expedition
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	Lukla->Mingbo->Khumjung->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2010-10-23
Summit Date	2010-11-03
Summit Time	0930
Summit Days	11
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2010-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	60
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(23/10,4490m),C1(26/10,5900m),C2(28/10,6000m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes	Pelchat started his summit bid on 3 Npv at 3:30am from C2. He arrived summit at 9:30 am, stayed on summit for 30 minutes, then descended to C2 where he reached at 12:30 pm. He continued descending to BC where he reached at 5:30 pm. The summit day weather was clear but cold. The wind was about 30 km/ph. The upper part of climbing route was all ice except about 50m. After him there were 6 climbers (US) summited on that day. Pelchat used C2 tent of Asian Trekking. Pelchat's Sherpa went up to 6000m and did not want to go further up, as it was too technical for him. Fixed rope: 60m between C1-C2. Sherpa Kancha Nuru Sherpa, 06/09/63, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa High Ambitions
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

Field	Value
ID	51610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10319
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Michael (Mike)
Last Name	Pelchat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Gorham, New Hampshire
Occupation	Park ranger
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2010-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael (mike) pelchat
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	52189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10319
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Kancha Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2436378
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kancha nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael (Mike) Pelchat	M	1954	USA	Leader	Gorham, New Hampshire	Park ranger	Details Other expeditions
Kancha Nuru Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.