Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 29th October 2014. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8593
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mike Hamill
Sponsor Hamill Ama Dablam Expedition 2014
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 UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-10-24
Summit Date 2014-10-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2014-11-04
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to client exhaustion
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(24/10,4600m),C1(27/10,5600m),xxx(29/10,6100m)
Route Notes Hamill leads large teams to Everest for International Mountain Guides (IMG), but this season he led one private client on a much smaller moutain, Ama Dablam. The two members and one Sherpa, Nuru Gyalzen, established BC on 24 October and occupied C1 three days later. A tent was pitched at C2 for storing supplies, but not intended for climbers to occupy, and indeed they did not. On the 29th they climbed to the camp's site at 6100m for acclimatization and returned to BC the same day. They rested in BC for two nights, then returned to C1 on 1 November and the next day up to C2 site and down to C1 to sleep. But of the 3rd, instead of moving up the mountain, they abandoned the climb and descended to BC. Follows had run out of steam. The team fixed no rope themselves, but contributed to the work of others. Katrina Follows plans to attempt Lhotse in 2015. Sherpa: Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/8/73, Phortse, Everest X6, Manaslu X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461764
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Katrina Louise Follows F 1973 UK Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Athlete Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Hamill M 1977 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.