Ama Dablam | 2013 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2013 via SW Ridge, led by Christine Burke. Summit reached on 2nd November 2013. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8261
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD13316
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2013
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Christine Burke
Sponsor	The Coolest Ama Dablam Expedition 2013
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	Belgium, Canada
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2013-10-22
Summit Date	2013-11-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	14
Termination Date	2013-11-05
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m due to too much snow
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
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	Summited Lobuche East (Lamarche)
Campsites	BC(22/10,4700m),ABC(24/10,5500m),C1(24/10,5800m),C2(25/10,6100m),xxx(02/11,6100m)
Route Notes	BC 22 Oct 4700m ABC 24 Oct 5500m by Coughlan C1 24 Oct 5800m by Burke and Lamarche C2 25 Oct 6100m by Burke and Lamarche HP 02 Nov 6100m by Burke, Coughlan, Lamarche, Lhakpa During the first rotation, Coughlan only went to C1 as she did not feel too well. Team went for a summit attempt on 30 Oct. However, when they reached C2 they saw that the snow was still too high to carry on and abandoned the climb.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Ascent
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461357
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	60293
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD13316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Christine Patricia Jensen
Last Name	Burke
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Australia/New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2013-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438084
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christine patricia jensen burke
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	60294
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD13316
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Candace Rae
Last Name	Coughlan
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Terrigal, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Key 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2013-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2439169
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	candace rae coughlan
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	60295
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD13316
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Gregory
Last Name	Lamarche
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Eppegem, Belgium
Occupation	Finance 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2013-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2443341
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gregory lamarche
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	60296
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD13316
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Lakpa/Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2013-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438107
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lakpa/lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christine Patricia Jensen Burke	F	1968	Australia/New Zealand	Leader	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Candace Rae Coughlan	F	1971	Canada	Climber	Terrigal, NSW, Australia	Key account manager	Details Other expeditions
Gregory Lamarche	M	1982	Belgium	Climber	Eppegem, Belgium	Finance manager	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.