Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 16th November 2016. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9205
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD16303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dan Mazur
Sponsor SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2016 (Group 2)
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 Australia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-11-12
Summit Date 2016-11-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2016-11-24
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 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(12/11,4600m),C1(15/11,5700m),C2(5950m),Smt(20,22/11)
Route Notes Dan Mazur was the leader in name only (he was on Baruntse instead). This group was divided into 3 sub-groups: 4 Americans from ECP Expeditions (Explorers Club of Pittsburgh): Jacob Casey Ron Edwards, Jr. David Martin Don Wargowsky (leader) Australian-German couple: Anna Bolmat Philipp Hammes Kazahkstan-American/Russian couple: Yuliya Argunova Rostislav Khrapko Each team climbed independently of each other with SummitClimb providing the logistics. The ECP group first went to Island Peak and then on to Ama Dablam BC on 12 Nov. They were joined by the other two couples. On 20 Nov, the Bolmat-Hammes couple summited (with Lhakpa Tendu). On 20 and 22 Nov, the ECP team summited (Edwards and Wargowsky on 20 Nov and Casey with Lhakpa Gelu on 22 Nov). On 21 Nov, the Argunova-Khrapko couple (with Sange Sherpa) started for the summit on 20 Nov at 11 pm, climbed to 6400m by 3:30 am, then turned around due exhaustion.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462515
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur M 1960 USA Leader Longbranch, Washington Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions
Anna Mary Bolmat F 1977 Australia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
David John Martin M 1961 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Philipp Oliver Hammes M 1978 Germany Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jacob Daniel Casey M 1985 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ron Edwards, Jr. M 1967 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Rostislav Radiyevich Khrapko M 1969 USA Climber Corning, New York Researcher for Corning Details Other expeditions
Don R. Wargowsky M 1983 USA Climber Seattle, Washington - Details Other expeditions
Yuliya Argunova F 1989 Kazakhstan Climber Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tendu (Lhakpa Kormu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Diding-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.