Ama Dablam | 2013 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2013 via SW Ridge, led by Jonathan Spitzer. Summit reached on 20th October 2013. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8227
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD13302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2013
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Jonathan Spitzer
Sponsor Venator 2013 Ama Dablam Expedition
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 Canada
Approach Syangboche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2013-10-17
Summit Date 2013-10-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 20
Termination Date 2013-11-06
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5500m due to too much snow, poor fitness of clients
High Point (m) 5500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/10,4700m),ABC(20/10,5500m),xxx(20/10,5500m)
Route Notes BC 17 Oct 4700m ABC 20 Oct 5500m HP 20 Oct 5500m by Spitzer and his two Canadian clients. Like so many other teams that season, Spitzer decided to abandon the expedition due to too much snow and dangerous conditions on the mountain. On top of that Spitzer thought his clients were not fit enough for the climb. Sirdar: Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461344
Year 2013
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Marshall Hunter M 1964 Canada Climber New Westminster, British Columbia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Paige Kirsten Nielsen Hunter F 1995 Canada Climber New Westminster, British Columbia Social media expert Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Bennett Spitzer M 1982 USA Leader Salt Lake City, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD13302 - - http://alpineascents.com/ama-dablam-cybercast.asp - - -