Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A Ireland expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Denis O'Brien. Summit reached on 12th November 2016. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Ireland
Leaders	Denis O'Brien
Sponsor	Himalayan Hikers Expedition Ama Dablam 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, Singapore, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2016-11-06
Summit Date	2016-11-12
Summit Time	1205
Summit Days	6
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
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	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	5
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	Summited East Lobuche
Campsites	BC(06/11),C1(07/11),C2(11/11),Smt(12/11)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Hikers
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462556
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	67437
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Denis
Last Name	O'Brien
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2433962
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	denis o'brien
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67438
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Xie Heng
Last Name	Kong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Singapore
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	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	2445052
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	xie heng kong
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Jose Alonso
Last Name	Villa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2443966
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose alonso villa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67440
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Alanna
Last Name	Van Den Boogaard
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Australia
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	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	2443646
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alanna van den boogaard
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67441
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Anthony
Last Name	Saliba
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Australia
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2437069
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony saliba
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Andrew John
Last Name	Levings
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
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	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	2442989
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew john levings
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Garma-8, Solukhumbu
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2439282
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Riten Jangbu (Tashi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghorthali-2, Sindhupalchok
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2443364
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	riten jangbu (tashi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chaurikharka-8, 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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2439913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Gyaljen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chaurikharka-8, 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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2444702
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang gyaljen sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68278
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Member ID	11
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Buddha Singh
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kanku-4, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2016-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1205
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	2439549
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	buddha singh tamang
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Denis O'Brien	M	1957	Ireland	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Xie Heng Kong	M	1987	Singapore	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jose Alonso Villa	M	1985	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Alanna Van Den Boogaard	F	1983	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Anthony Saliba	M	1966	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Andrew John Levings	M	1982	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Garma-8, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Riten Jangbu (Tashi) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghorthali-2, Sindhupalchok	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gyaljen Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Buddha Singh Tamang	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kanku-4, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/himalyanhikersexpedition/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD16325
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154888951386264&set=pcb.10154888984061264&type=3
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD16325	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/himalyanhikersexpedition/	-	-	-
AMAD16325	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154888951386264&set=pcb.10154888984061264&type=3	-	-	-