Ama Dablam | 2012 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2012 via SW Ridge, led by Liam O'Sullivan. Summit reached on 10th May 2012. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7490
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD12103
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Liam O'Sullivan
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) Ama Dablam Expedition 2012
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 Norway
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-05-05
Summit Date 2012-05-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2012-05-11
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/05,4600m),C1(07/05,5600m),C2(09/05,5900m),xxx(10/05,6700m)
Route Notes On 10 May, Hedberg, McPherson, O'Sullivan and Kami Sherpa left C2 for the summit at 2:30 am on the 10th of May. There was very little wind, high clouds, light snowfall plus thunder and lightning as they set out, but they had decided to make the attempt to reach the summit now since the weather forecast predicted very strong winds starting late on the 11th until the 19th. Hedberg and O'Sullivan got to 6700m. By 7:30 am, Hedberg was getting tired. By now the mountain below about 6300m was covered by clouds, and there was concern about their ability to get down safely, so the summit team turned around and managed to get back to C2 at noon. They decided to abandon the climb since the forecast was for a period of bad weather. Furthermore, Hedberg found that he had two frostbitten toes. Bjellmo and Lane reached C2 on the 9th with the summit party, but she was not strong enough to go higher and the weather was poor. They retreated to BC. Garner got to C1 on 7 May, but descended to BC the next day because she was suffering from bronchitis. Jyssum had a mild altitude problem, and an asthma attack hit her at 5480m on her way to C2, so she retreated to BC. Sherpa: Kami Sherpa (his name is actually Ang Chhiring and that is the name in his passport, but he is generally known as Kami), 1962, Pangboche, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X7
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460770
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Solveig Bjellmo F 1981 Norway Climber Aalesjund, Norway Physician Details Other expeditions
Natalie Thal Garner F 1977 USA Climber New York, New York Stock market strategist Details Other expeditions
Theodore Bruce (Ted) Hedberg M 1958 USA Climber Tempe, Arizona Businessman in the health field Details Other expeditions
Ingrid Jyssum F 1982 Norway Climber Alesund, Norway Physician Details Other expeditions
Christopher Troy (Chris) Lane M 1966 USA Climber Yorba Linda, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Eric Brendan McPherson M 1980 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Pilot Details Other expeditions
Liam Patrick O'Sullivan M 1979 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.