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 | - | - | - |