Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Richard Rapoport. Summit reached on 19th November 2014. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8644
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14326
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Richard Rapoport
Sponsor American Ama Dablam Autumn 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 Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche->Island Peak BC->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2014-11-17
Summit Date 2014-11-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 4
Termination Date 2014-11-21
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5800m due to lack of motivation
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Summited Island Peak by Rapoport with Tamding on 13 Nov
Campsites BC(17/11,4600m),C1(18/11,5800m),xxx(19/11,5800m)
Route Notes Rapoport and Tamding went to C1 and spent one night, then gave up climbing. Sherpa: Tamding Sherpa, (5/9/2031) 20/12/1974, Gaurishankar-1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Rolwaling Excursion (Himalayan Guides pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461785
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Richard Michael (Mike) Rapoport M 1962 USA Leader Sand Point, California Retired securities analyst Details Other expeditions
Tamting Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.