Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by John Gill. Summit reached on 28th October 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	John Gill
Sponsor	Outdoor Explore Adventure 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	Australia, USA
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Thami->Gokyo->Lobuche->EBC->Dingboche->Ama BC
Basecamp Date	2016-10-19
Summit Date	2016-10-28
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2016-10-30
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	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(19/10,4600m),C1(22/10,5800m),C2(27/10,6000m),Smt(28/10)
Route Notes	Gill summit team left C2 at 12:30 am on 29 Oct, summited at 10 am, stayed 1 hour, then descended to C2. Weather was good, but windy once we got to the old C3 area. It was a busy day on the mountain, so we moved slowly but consistently. Windchill caused temperatures to drop, but the summit was calm and sunny. Cuthbert, Passy and Pemba Nuru were a separate group.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Grand Himalaya Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462541
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	67397
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	John Michael
Last Name	Gill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	North Vancouver, British Colombia
Occupation	Web developer
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2445517
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john michael gill
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67398
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Holly Dawn
Last Name	Parsons
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2442476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	holly dawn parsons
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67399
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Jason Terence
Last Name	Krishnan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Point Clare, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Alpinist & business owner
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2438810
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jason terence krishnan
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67400
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lillian
Last Name	Cuthbert
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	IT specialist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435630
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lillian cuthbert
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67401
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Sebastien
Last Name	Vignoud
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2440402
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastien vignoud
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67402
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Todd R.
Last Name	Passey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438909
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	todd r. passey
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67403
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2441522
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Kusang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung
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	2016-10-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2444455
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kusang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67405
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chaurikharka-2, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2446793
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Michael Gill	M	1989	Canada	Leader	North Vancouver, British Colombia	Web developer	Details Other expeditions
Holly Dawn Parsons	F	1980	Canada	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jason Terence Krishnan	M	1970	Australia	Climber	Point Clare, NSW, Australia	Alpinist & business owner	Details Other expeditions
Lillian Cuthbert	F	1961	USA	Climber	New York, New York	IT specialist	Details Other expeditions
Sebastien Vignoud	M	1975	Canada	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Todd R. Passey	M	1970	USA	Climber	Cottonwood Heights, Utah	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa	M	1992	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9807
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/outdoorexploreteam/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9808
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://bcmc.ca/m/events/view/1449473357
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Reference ID	03
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://twitter.com/OutdoorExplore1/status/798206604189405184/photo/1?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=OutdoorExplore1&utm_content=798206604189405184
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Reference ID	04
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://twitter.com/hashtag/OEAmaDablam16?src=hash
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16317
Reference ID	05
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://outdoor-explore.com
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD16317	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/outdoorexploreteam/	-	-	-
AMAD16317	-	-	https://bcmc.ca/m/events/view/1449473357	-	-	-
AMAD16317	-	-	https://twitter.com/OutdoorExplore1/status/798206604189405184/photo/1?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=OutdoorExplore1&utm_content=798206604189405184	-	-	-
AMAD16317	-	-	https://twitter.com/hashtag/OEAmaDablam16?src=hash	-	-	-
AMAD16317	-	-	http://outdoor-explore.com	-	-	-