Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge

A Nepal/Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Sumit Joshi. Summit reached on 20th October 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7320
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD11302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal/Australia
Leaders Sumit Joshi
Sponsor Himalayan Ascent Ama Dablam Expedition 2011
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 USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pheriche->Kalapattar->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2011-10-11
Summit Date 2011-10-20
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2011-10-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(11/10,4400m),C1(14/10,5900m),C2(15/10,6000m),C3(19/10,6300m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes Culberson left C3 at 5:30 am for summit. He got to the top at 9:15 am and stayed on summit for 30 minutes, then descended BC same day. Other member Bott went up to 5900m on 18 Oct and did not attempt the summit. Leader of team Joshi left BC on 13 Oct due to business engagement back in Kathmandu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Ascent
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460566
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Steven I. Bott M 1958 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Physician Details Other expeditions
James Matthew (Matt) Culberson M 1957 USA Climber Warship, Utah Educator Details Other expeditions
Sumit Joshi M 1976 Nepal/Australia Leader Katari-4, Udayapur/Bansbari, Maharajgunj-3 Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD11302 - - http://globalmountainadventures.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html - - -