Ama Dablam | 2015 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2015 via SW Ridge, led by Ryan Waters. Summit reached on 20th November 2015. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8948 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD15305 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2015 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Ryan Waters |
| Sponsor | Mountain Professionals Ama Dablam Expedition 2015 |
| 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 | UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2015-11-17 |
| Summit Date | 2015-11-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 3 |
| Total Days | 4 |
| Termination Date | 2015-11-21 |
| Termination Reason | 14 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5300m due to client wishes |
| High Point (m) | 5300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(17/11,4500m),C1(19/11,5100m),xxx(20/11,5300m) |
| Route Notes | Perfect weather, no snowfall on 20 Nov, but when reaching 5300m, Follows decided she had too many things going in her personal life and she wanted to go home. Waters decided to go home too and Ang Phurba of Thami left with them. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Trailblazer (Himalayan Guides pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462152 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Louise Follows | F | 1973 | UK | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryan Powers Waters | M | 1973 | USA | Leader | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.