Ama Dablam | 2015 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2015 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 29th November 2015. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9005
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD15315
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tim Mosedale
Sponsor Tim Mosedale's Ama Dablam Autumn 2015
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 Spain, Sweden
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2015-11-15
Summit Date 2015-11-29
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 14
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2015-12-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 2
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(15/11,4750m),ABC(18/11,5400m),C1(22/11,5800m),C2(28/11,6000m),Smt(29/11)
Route Notes Extracted from Mosedale's website: 15 Nov - arrived at base camp (4750m). 16 Nov - rest day, puja ceremony. 17 Nov - trekked to ABC site (5400m) and back to BC. 18 Nov - moved to ABC to sleep for two nights. 20 Nov - returned to base camp. 21 Nov - moved back up to ABC. 22 Nov - climbed up to C1 to sleep (5800m). 23 Nov - climbed up to Yellow Tower (6000m, back to base camp. 24 Nov - rest day 25 Nov - rest day, waiting for good conditions. 26 Nov - rest day, waiting for good conditions. 27 Nov - climbed back up to C1. 28 Nov - climbed up to C2 (6000m) in preparation for summit bid. 29 Nov - started for summit at 3:00 am, on top at 1:00 pm, returned to C2 at 8:30 pm. 3 clients out of 8 summited. 30 Nov - returned to base camp.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462161
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Leader Keswick, Cumbria, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
George Mark Steel M 1963 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sean Patrick O'Rourke M 1970 UK Climber Cumbria, England Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Andrew James Hewison M 1970 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jens Martin Axel Larsson M 1975 Sweden Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Steven Whitehurst M 1963 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jose Ivar Lopez M 1977 Spain Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Royston Matthew Hulse M 1989 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
William Geary M 1955 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Kaji Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Gorakhani-8, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Laxman Kumar Rai M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Phurten (Phurten Lama) Bhote M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kalzang Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD15315 - - https://amadablam2015.com/category/expedition-diary/ - - -