Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Brian Jones. Summit reached on 23rd October 2014. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8660
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14315
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Brian Jones
Sponsor Canuck Place Nepal Trip
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-10-18
Summit Date 2014-10-23
Summit Time 1345
Summit Days 5
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2014-10-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
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 Summited Lobuche East (4 members)
Campsites BC(18/10),C1(20/10,5700m),C2(22/10,6000m),Smt(23/10)
Route Notes Wheeler, Jones and Phurba Bhote summited on 23 October at 1:45 pm. Two additional members, Randy Bosma and Tom Burley, planned only to climb Lobuche and Island Peak and not go to Ama Dablam (not on Ama Dablam permit).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461758
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brian Jones M 1960 Canada Leader Squamish, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stephen James Wheeler M 1957 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Emergency physician Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ridar Bhote M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Randy Bosma M - Canada Member Victoria, British Colombia Owner of roofing business Details Other expeditions
R. Thomas (Tom) Burley M - Canada Member Victoria, British Colombia Real estate investor Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD14315 - - https://www.flickr.com/photos/canadawest/sets/72157649280251298/with/15961754646/ - - -
AMAD14315 - - http://canuckplacenepaltrip.com - - -