Ama Dablam | 2010 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2010 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 19th November 2010. 21 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7017 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD10334 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2010 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Tim Mosedale |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Guides 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 | Germany, Ireland, USA |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-11-06 |
| Summit Date | 2010-11-19 |
| Summit Time | 1430 |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 2010-11-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 19 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(06/11,4350m),C1(08/115550m),C2(11/11,6000m),C3(18/11,6250m),Smt(19,21/11) |
| Route Notes | Meessen, Timms, Walker and Chhyang Jyabu Bhote started their summit push from C3 at 9 am and got to the top at 2:30 pm. They stayed on top for 15 minutes then returned to C3 at 4:30 pm where they sent the night and next day went down to BC. Summit day weather was very good, but very windy and very cold. Brown, Humphrey, O'Rourke, Wade and Lhakpa Wongchu reached summit at around 08:55 am on 21 November. They stayed on summit for about 10 minutes. They returned to BC on 22 November. Armstrong went up to 6300m on 20 November. Brownsdon went up to 6100m on 20 November. O'Donovan's high point was 5900m. High point for Porter was 6250m on 20 November. Sargeant climbed up to 6100m on 20 November. Van-Rooss went up to C2. Weller went up to 6400m on 18 November, turned around due to breathing problem. Mosedale remained at BC. Hired: Chhyang Jyabu Bhote, 12/7/236, Hatiya-1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460185 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
21 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Jane (Kate) Armstrong | M | 1979 | UK | Climber | Hasemere, Surrey, England | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Shaw Skene Brown | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Cumbria, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Edward Brownsdon | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Chelmsford, Essex, England | Tax consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam J. Edmondson | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Lancashire, England | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew (Andy) Humphrey | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, England | Sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Stephen Lewis | M | 1966 | UK | Climber | Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Claire E. F. Lindsay | M | 1979 | UK | Climber | Cumbria, England | Sales assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| Frank Michael Meessen | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Wuerselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale | M | 1965 | UK | Leader | Keswick, Cumbria, England | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Paul O'Donovan | M | 1963 | Ireland | Climber | County Cork, Ireland | Lab technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Sean Patrick O'Rourke | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Cumbria, England | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| David Paul (Dave) Porter | M | 1949 | USA | Climber | Illinois | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jonathan D. (Jon) Sargeant | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | Hampshire, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Philip Graham Timms | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Kenilworth, Warwick, England | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Toby Christopher Van-Rooss | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Gwynedd, Wales | UK | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian Wade | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Keswick, Cumbria, England | Offshore worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian Walker | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Dewsbury, W Yorkshire, England | Project engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul David Weller | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Cumbria, England | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Lucy R. Woods | F | 1979 | UK | Climber | Cumbria, England | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Chayang Jangbu (Chhyang Jyalbu) Bhote | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD10334 | - | - | http://extremeandyh.blogspot.com/2010/12/ama-dablam-himalayan-expedition-2010.html | - | - | - |