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.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD16303 | - | - | https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/ama-dablam-news/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD16303 | - | - | http://www.hiking.melbourne | - | - | - |
| AMAD16303 | - | - | http://ecpexpeditions.com/author/redwards/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD16303 | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/julia.argunova.7 | - | - | - |
| AMAD16303 | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/rostislav.khrapko | - | - | - |