Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Brian Warren. Summit reached on 29th October 2014. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8606
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14320
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Brian Warren
Sponsor Alpenglow Expedition to Ama Dablam 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 Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2014-10-17
Summit Date 2014-10-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2014-11-01
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to bad conditions that were too difficult for clients' abilities
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 -
Campsites BC(17/10,4600m),C1(23/10,5640m),xxx(29/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC 17/10 4600m C1 23/10 5640m HPt 29/10 6000m (C2) by Warren, Hellstrom, Brooks. The team was on their summit attempt; however, the conditions on the mountain were not favorable and the clients had difficulties with the technical climbing. They reached C2 at 11 am on 29 Oct and decided to abandon the expedition. The team descended to BC the same day. Gallant reached C1 on 23 Oct. Left BC on 1 Nov by helicopter. Fixed rope: Warren patched up some sections between C1 and C2.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
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

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Ray Brooks M 1959 USA Climber McKinney, Texas Banker Details Other expeditions
Ellen Marie Gallant F 1966 USA Climber Park City, Utah Cardiologist Details Other expeditions
Per Erik Hellstrom M 1964 USA Climber Carlsbad, California Attorney Details Other expeditions
Brian David Warren M 1981 USA Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD14320 - - http://alpenglowexpeditions.com/blog/category/ama-dablam/ - - -