Ama Dablam | 2015 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2015 via SW Ridge, led by Brent Bishop. Summit reached on 11th November 2015. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9019
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD15318
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Brent Bishop
Sponsor Berg Adventures International (BAI) Ama Dablam Expedition 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 Sweden
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-11-02
Summit Date 2015-11-11
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2015-11-13
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 1
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(02/11,4700m),ABC(02/11,5360m),C1(30/11,5800m),C2(09/11,6000m),C3(10/11,6250m),Smt(11/11)
Route Notes 22/10 - Helicopter flight to Lukla 24/10 - Rest day in Namche 26/10 - Lama blessing at Thyangboche 27/10 - Rest day at Pheriche 31/10 - Attempted Lobuche (turned back by bad weather) 01/11 - Arrived at Ama Dablam BC 02/11 - Climbed to Yak Camp (5360m) 03/11 - Climbed to C1 04/11 - Returned to BC 08/11 - Climbed to C1 09/11 - Climbed to C2 (Brent, Johanna, Jen, Palden) 10/11 - Climbed to C3 (Brent, Jen and Palden); Johanna descended due to stomach bug 11/11 - Summited (Brent, Jen and Palden), descended to C2 13/11 - Returned to Pangboche
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462143
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brent Russell Bishop M 1966 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Businessman & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Brook (Jen) Loeb F 1976 USA Climber Marengo, Iowa Manufacturing worker Details Other expeditions
Johanna Louisa Eneling F 1982 Sweden Climber Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden Physician Details Other expeditions
Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD15318 - - http://www.bergadventures.com/v3_cyber/2015/2015-10-17-ama-dablam/main.php - - -