Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Jeff Witt. Summit reached on 30th October 2016. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9243
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Jeff Witt
Sponsor	High Peak Adventures 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	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2016-10-23
Summit Date	2016-10-30
Summit Time	0645
Summit Days	7
Total Days	9
Termination Date	2016-11-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(23/10,4600m),C1(28/10,5800m),Smt(30/10)
Route Notes	Team left C1 at 12:15 am on 30 Oct, summited at 6:45 am, stayed 1 hour, then descended to base camp.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462543
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	67411
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Jeffrey Gordon (Jeff)
Last Name	Witt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5900
Summit Date 1	2016-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2440182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey gordon (jeff) witt
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67412
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Thomas Hall (Tom)
Last Name	Bennett
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
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	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	2016-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
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	2436014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas hall (tom) bennett
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67413
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Mark Alan
Last Name	Mitchell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Ft. Worth, Texas
Occupation	Attorney
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	2016-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2433627
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark alan mitchell
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67414
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Robert Glenn
Last Name	Efaw
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	El Paso, Texas
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert glenn efaw
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16319
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Chheten Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	2016-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
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	2444831
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chheten dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jeffrey Gordon (Jeff) Witt	M	1974	USA	Leader	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hall (Tom) Bennett	M	1963	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Mark Alan Mitchell	M	1956	USA	Climber	Ft. Worth, Texas	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Robert Glenn Efaw	M	1957	USA	Climber	El Paso, Texas	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Chheten Dorje Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.