Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Vic Saunders. Summit reached on 30th October 2011. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7692
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD11336
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Vic Saunders
Sponsor Adventure Consultants 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 Australia, S Africa, USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Mingbo Lodge
Basecamp Date 2011-10-23
Summit Date 2011-10-30
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
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) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(23/10),IC(26/10,5300m),C1(28/10,5700m),C2(29/10,6300m),Smt(30/10)
Route Notes The team left the camp at about 8:00 hrs, reaching the summit between 12:30 and 13:30. Fine, cold weather through out the day. Mark Shimizu and Gyelu Sherpa reached a high point of 6000m. Mark had a bad chest infection, possibly pneumonia.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460576
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders M 1950 UK Leader Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stuart Blaikie Laird M 1974 UK Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Rigger Details Other expeditions
David Michael Acott M 1978 S Africa Climber Singapore Banker Details Other expeditions
David Kenneth Pinches M 1952 Australia Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mark Mashide Shimizu M 1971 USA Climber Boston, Massachusetts Marketing Details Other expeditions
Ang Gelu Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Phedi-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD11336 - - http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/ac75/mobile/index.php?id=42945 - - -
AMAD11336 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/AmaDablam_Dispatch2011/ - - -