Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Max Kausch. Summit reached on 29th October 2011. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7324 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD11306 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Max Kausch |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2011 (Group 1) |
| 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 | Australia, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Poland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-10-16 |
| Summit Date | 2011-10-29 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 2011-11-01 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 45 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(16/10,4500m),ABC(19/10,5450m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(23/10,6500m),Smt(29-30/10) |
| Route Notes | Nine of the team's members summited on two successive days, the 29th and 30th of October. The only dropout was Sarnquist, who got to C2's site on 22 October and then decided that he was satisfied and had no interest in continuing as he had lost motivation. The successful climbers were: 29 October: Hoffman, Kausch, McDonald, Meunier, Pattison and Shelton-Smith with Sange and Ang Pasang. 30 October: Hamel, Pontinen and Suckling with Palden Nima, Tenji and Thile Nuru. Fixed rope: 45m below C2. Sherpas: Ang Pasang Sherpa, 15/6/84 (2/3/2041), Patle-4, Okhaldhunga, Everest X1 Palden Nima Sherpa, 29/8/78, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Sange Sherpa, 21/5/71, Dinding, Sankhuwasabha, Lhotse X2 Tenji Sherpa, 1/6/82 (18/2/2039), Patle, Okhaldhunga, Everest X6 Thile Nuru/Nurbu, 26/5/74, Choplung, Chaurikharka-3, Solu, Everest X5, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460575 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Samson Hamel | M | 1979 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Romain Hoffman | M | 1971 | Luxembourg | Climber | Redange/Attert, Luxembourg | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Maximo Gustavo Kausch Serantes | M | 1981 | UK/Argentina | Leader | London, England | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Grace Katherine McDonald | F | 1977 | Canada | Climber | Barrie, Ontario | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Michel Jacques Meunier | M | 1964 | France | Climber | Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, Rhone, France | Construction manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Thomas Pattison | M | 1975 | Australia | Climber | Waverton, NSW, Australia | Data analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Violetta Maria Pontinen | F | 1964 | Poland | Climber | Espoo, Finland | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Frank Hilding Sarnquist | M | 1942 | USA | Climber | Palo Alto, California | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| John Raymond Shelton-Smith | M | 1953 | UK | Climber | Twycross, Warwick, England | Energy consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Liam Nichols Suckling | M | 1987 | Australia | Climber | Vermont, Victoria, Australia | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Diding-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Palden Nima Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thile Nurbu (Thile Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheplung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD11306 | - | - | http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=169 | - | - | - |