Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Raymond Griffith. Summit reached on 18th November 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6922
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD10327
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Raymond Griffith
Sponsor	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	-
Approach	Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche
Basecamp Date	2010-11-08
Summit Date	2010-11-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	10
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2010-11-21
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6782m due to numb left foot and losing vision in left eye
High Point (m)	6782
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
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	-
Campsites	BC(08/11,4590m),ABC(12/11,5400m),C1(13/11,5760m),C2(16/11,5940m),C3(17/11,6400m),xxx(18/11,6782m)
Route Notes	On November 18 Griffith and Pemba left C3 at 6:30 am for the top. Griffith had to turn around 30m below the summit. It was 9:30 am, he got numb left foot and lost vision in his left eye. As he wrote in his email, visibility was very poor and very high wind. Griffith and Pemba reached C3 at 10:30 am and continued to C2 wehre they arrived at 2:30 pm. Griffith spent 18 days in October trekking around Annapurna route. Email from Raymond Griffith - Feb 9, 2011 Although I turned around only 30m from the summit, I consider it a successful climb. All of the most difficult parts of the climb were behind me and I turned around while it was still safe for me to make the descent. Sherpa: Pemba Gyalzen/Gyalze, 29/11/73, Pangkoma, Solu, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X6
Accidents	Losing vision in left eye
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Madness
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460184
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	51644
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10327
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Raymond J.
Last Name	Griffith
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Houston, Texas
Occupation	Test pilot
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)	6782
Summit Date 1	2010-11-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433168
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond j. griffith
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	51645
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD10327
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Gyalzen/Gyalje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangkoma, Jubing-9, 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)	6782
Summit Date 1	2010-11-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2440105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba gyalzen/gyalje sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Raymond J. Griffith	M	1954	USA	Leader	Houston, Texas	Test pilot	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.