Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Chad Peele. Summit reached on 5th November 2016. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Chad Peele
Sponsor	Alpenglow Ama Dablam Expedition 2016
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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2016-10-25
Summit Date	2016-11-05
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	11
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2016-11-07
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	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(25/10,4750m),ABC(26/10m,5200m),C1(30/10,5800m),C2(04/11,6340m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes	Team started from C2 on 5 Nov at 4:45 am, summited at 9 am, stayed 1 hour, then returned to C1. Good snow cover and cold.
Accidents	Watkins suffered frostbite.
Achievement	-
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462549
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	67157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Chad Fleming
Last Name	Peele
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Ridgeway, Colorado
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439880
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chad fleming peele
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67158
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Edward Gray
Last Name	Watkins
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aplaus, New York
Occupation	Retired attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2016-11-05
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431808
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward gray watkins
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67159
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Kevin Bruce
Last Name	Donaldson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Bank technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436299
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kevin bruce donaldson
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Dorje Sonam Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442642
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sonam gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67161
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Danuru/Danu & Panuru
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439336
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering (mingma chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67162
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16307
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Palden Namgye/Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2016-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439483
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	palden namgye/namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chad Fleming Peele	M	1973	USA	Leader	Ridgeway, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Edward Gray Watkins	M	1951	USA	Climber	Aplaus, New York	Retired attorney	Details Other expeditions
Kevin Bruce Donaldson	M	1963	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Bank technician	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.