Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Lachlan Gardiner. Summit reached on 2nd November 2016. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9208
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD16308
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Lachlan Gardiner
Sponsor Australian 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 USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Island Peak->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2016-10-21
Summit Date 2016-11-02
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2016-11-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(21/10,4500m),ABC(24/10,5430m),C1(27/10,5700m),C2(01/11,6000m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes Team started summit push from C2 at 11 pm on 1 Nov, summited at 9:15 on 2 Nov, stayed 20 minutes, then descended to C2 at 7 pm by 3 climbers and to C1 at 7 pm by other 3 climbers. Excellent weather, clear cold night. Lows on the morning of of summit bid were somewhere between -20 to -25 Celsius. Some very light winds going up the face.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462546
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lachlan Reid Gardiner M 1989 Australia Leader Highgate Hill, QLD, Australia Photographer Details Other expeditions
Dean Robert Alley M 1970 Australia Climber Gisborne, Victoria, Australia Manager in the mining industry Details Other expeditions
Scott Justin Amjah M 1985 Australia Climber Essendon, Victoria, Australia Public servant Details Other expeditions
Kevin John Bell M 1961 Australia Climber Nundah, QLD, Australia Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Phillip James Prior M 1955 Australia Climber Waramanga, ACT, Australia Chartered accountant Details Other expeditions
Michael Rijan Thomas Ashen Young M 1988 USA Climber East Fremantle, WA, Australia Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Tamang M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pirangding, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lal Singh Tamang M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD16308 - - http://rab.equipment/us/basecamp/on-the-hill/ama-dablam/ - - -
AMAD16308 - - http://www.pictaram.com/tag/aussietoamadablam - - -