Ama Dablam | 2013 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2013 via SW Ridge, led by John Armstrong. Summit reached on 20th November 2013. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8275 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD13330 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | John Armstrong |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe Ama Dablam Expedition 2013 |
| 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 | Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-11-10 |
| Summit Date | 2013-11-20 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(10/11,4600m),C1(13/11,5700m),C2(19/11,6000m),Smt(20,22/11) |
| Route Notes | The team made no C3 because the Mushroom Ridge was too difficult for load-carrying Sherpas. Their summit bids were therefore made from C2. Five members and five Sherpas left C2 for the summit on 20 November at 3:00 am. They were Balnaves, Coupe, Koning, Leil and Repnik with Pasang Tenzing, Pema Chhiri, Pema Tshering, Thundu and Tshering Pemba. At 6300m, Coupe ran out of energy and went back to BC. The rest of the party continued to the summit at 9:30 am and returned to C2 at 1:00 pm. Coupe tried for the top again with O'Connor, Pasang Tenzing and Tshering Pemba. They left C2 at 3:00 am, but again Coupe turned around at 6300m and with Tshering Pemba retreated to BC. O'Connor and Pasang Tenzing summited at 9:15 am and returned to BC at 8:00 pm. Other non-summiting members: Armstrong went down from C2 to BC with Koning, whose left big toe had gotten frostbitten (the toe will heal). Baines turned around at C2 because he didn't sleep well and didn't feel like trying for the top. Baldcock went no higher than C1 because he had a bad cough and couldn't sleep well; he stayed in BC until the climb was finished. Trechman got no higher than 5900m on the 17th; she too had a bad cough and stayed in BC. Sherpas: Pasang Tenzing, 1/10/84, Beding, Dolakha, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X9 Pema Chhiri/Chhirring, 17/12/83, Beding, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X10, Lhotse X1 Pema Tshering/Pem Chhiri, 16/12/80, Chankhu, Dolakha, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X6 Thundu, 18/2/78, Beding, Cho Oyu X4, Everest X8 Tshering Pemba, 22/11/85, Beding, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X5 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461375 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter John Armstrong | M | 1957 | UK | Leader | Carrbridge, Inverness, Scotland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Crawford Baines | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | London, England | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas John (Nick) Baldcock | M | 1982 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Stuart Balnaves | M | 1982 | UK | Climber | Johannesburg, S Africa | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart John Coupe | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | IT consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Winfred Martinus (Winnie) Koning | M | 1956 | Netherlands | Climber | Uitgeest, Netherlands | Chiropractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Jon (Mike) Leil | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland | Petroleum engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Edmund O'Connor | M | 1957 | Ireland | Climber | Clonlara, County Clare, Ireland | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Boris Repnik | M | 1970 | Slovenia | Climber | Slovenj Gradec, Slovakia | Production manager in electronics manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Sara De Luiz Trechman | F | 1978 | UK | Climber | London, England | Marketing director of sports nutrition products company | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chankhu-6, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thundu Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Pemba Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD13330 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/report.php?id=1022 | - | - | - |