Ama Dablam | 2014 SW Ridge

A China expedition to Ama Dablam in 2014 via SW Ridge, led by Lok-Kee Siu. Summit reached on 20th November 2014. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8766
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD14363
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Lok-Kee Siu
Sponsor Hong Kong Ama Dablam Expedition 2014
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 Thalsharoa->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2014-11-07
Summit Date 2014-11-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2014-11-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(07/11,4570m),ABC(10/11,5300m),C1(13/11,5700m),C2(19/11,6000m),Smt(20/11)
Route Notes Siu, Yim, Mingma Gyalgen, Pemba Rita and Kazi left C2 at 3 am on 20 November and got to the top at 11:30 am. They stayed on summit for 45 minutes and went down to C2 where they arrived at 5 pm. Next day 21 November they descended to BC. Wong went up to C1. From Dreamer's Destination website: On 18th Nov 2014, Our first team including Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and Oliver Xavier Robert Demay from France made successful attempt on Ama Dablam. Again on 20th Nov 2014, Our another team led by Mingma Gyalje Sherpa including Kazi and Pemba Rita made successful attempt on the summit of Ama Dablam with the first ever Hong Kong team including Mr LK Siu and Vincent Yim. Congratulations to them for being the first team from Hong Kong to the summit of Ama Dablam.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Dreamers Destination Treks (Himalayan Guides pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461786
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lok-Kee Siu M 1960 China Leader Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey Wong M 1968 China Climber Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
Yu-Yon Vincent Kim M 1963 China Climber Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rita Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kazi (Kaji) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD14363 - - http://www.dreamersdestination.com/expeditions/8000m/11-news/117-amadablam-latest-news-update - - -