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