Ama Dablam | 2012 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2012 via SW Ridge, led by Jonathan Gupta. Summit reached on 13th November 2012. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7874
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Jonathan Gupta
Sponsor	Jon Gupta Ama Dablam Expedition 2012
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	-
Basecamp Date	2012-11-03
Summit Date	2012-11-13
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	10
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2012-11-20
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(03/11,4400m),C1(11/11,5850m),C2.9(12/11,6250m),Smt(13,17,19/11)
Route Notes	Jon Gupta (email) - 21-22 Nov 2012 11th Nov = Bascamp -> Camp 1 12th Nov = Camp 1 -> Camp 2.9 13th Nov = Camp 2.9 -> Summit -> Camp 2.9 (with clients: Oscar, Pat & Geylgen Sherpa) 14th Nov = Camp 2.9 -> Basecamp 15th Nov = Rest day at Basecamp 16th Nov = Basecamp -> Camp 1 17th Nov = Camp 1 -> Summit -> Basecamp (with Tim Mosedale) 18th Nov = Rest day at Basecamp 19th Nov = Basecamp -> Summit -> Basecamp (solo in 14 hrs 10 min)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461002
Year	2012
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	57950
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Jonathan Christian
Last Name	Gupta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Bristol, Avon, England
Occupation	Expedition leader
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2012-11-13
Summit Date 2	2012-11-17
Summit Date 3	2012-11-19
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	1150
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	1
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444597
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan christian gupta
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	57970
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Dorje Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2012-11-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	57971
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Oscar David
Last Name	Holloway
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2012-11-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442659
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	oscar david holloway
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	57972
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Patrick
Last Name	Brighton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New Mexico
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2012-11-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435919
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	patrick brighton
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	James
Last Name	Ketchell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Occupation	Account manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2443028
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james ketchell
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58155
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	James Robert
Last Name	Thacker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2441921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james robert thacker
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58156
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Martin John
Last Name	Rhodes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434022
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin john rhodes
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Alison
Last Name	Culshaw
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2443153
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alison culshaw
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58158
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD12320
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Daryl Christopher
Last Name	Godfrey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438090
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daryl christopher godfrey
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jonathan Christian Gupta	M	1986	UK	Leader	Bristol, Avon, England	Expedition leader	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Oscar David Holloway	M	1981	UK	Climber	London, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Patrick Brighton	M	1962	USA	Climber	New Mexico	-	Details Other expeditions
James Ketchell	M	1982	UK	Climber	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England	Account manager	Details Other expeditions
James Robert Thacker	M	1978	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Martin John Rhodes	M	1957	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Alison Culshaw	F	1982	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Daryl Christopher Godfrey	M	1968	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.