Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Allen. Summit reached on 4th November 2014. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8604
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14318
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Allen
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-10-23
Summit Date 2014-11-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2014-11-05
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6150m due to fatal accident of Swiss team's Sherpa
High Point (m) 6150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(23/10,4540m),ABC(26/10,5510m),C1(29/10,5800m),C2(04/11,6150m),xxx(04/11)
Route Notes It was planned to have a C2.7 at 6150m and to make the team's summit bid from C1 on 3 November, move into C2.7 on the 4th and stay there on 4 November en route to the summit on the 5th and descend to C2 later that day. However C2.7 was never occupied. At 5:40 am on the 3rd, a Sherpa named Dendi, climbing with five Swiss, was fatally hit by falling ice which fell on the route from above C3 (6300m) and struck him in the face. Its blows fractured the pelvis of one of the members and injured others, but Dendi was the only fatality amongst the groups climbing that day. However, one death was all that was needed to put a sudden end to this and other Ama Dablam climbing efforts this season. Two of the IMG team's Sherpas, Chewang Lendu and Nuru Gyalzen, had reached this expedition's high point, 6150m at C2.7 on the 4th, at the same time, Allen, Field and Heinle and got to 6120m at the top of the grey tower, the high point for the members. All members and Sherpas were in BC by that afternoon, and all left BC on the 5th. Allen said he doesn't want to climb the SW Ridge as long as the Dablam is active; the whole section is unstable, and he judges it could stay that way above that section of the route for up to two years. David Medlar got sick with a respiratory infection on 20th October and got only to C1, then left the team. Joshua McDowell had several bouts of intestinal troubles and also went no higher than C1 before he left. Kara Stinson's high point was also C1; she was not capable of climbing high as she didn't have the necessary coordination and balance. Sherpas: Chewang Lendl, 19/4/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X5, Lhotse X6, Manaslu X1 Nuru Gyalzen, 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 2461770
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Edward Allen M 1978 USA Leader Everett, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James Emory (Jef) Field M 1971 USA Climber Carmel, California Anesthesiologist Details Other expeditions
Craig Lewis Hanneman M 1949 USA Climber Salem, Oregon Former professional football player Details Other expeditions
John Allan Heinle M 1980 USA Climber Crested Butte, Colorado Inherited wealth Details Other expeditions
Joshua Tyler McDowell M 1986 USA Deputy Leader Shelton, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Henry Medlar M 1959 USA Climber Baltimore, Maryland Engineer Details Other expeditions
David E. (Dave) Schlimme M 1962 USA Climber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Electrician technician Details Other expeditions
Kara Lynn Ann Stinson F 1972 USA Climber Bay Village, Ohio Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Christopher Robert Weiss M 1975 USA Climber San Ramon, California Computer technician Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Rita Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.