Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Hari Mix. Summit reached on 16th November 2016. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9266 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD16342 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Hari Mix |
| Sponsor | Ascent Himalayas 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 | Tashi Laptsa->Thame->Namche->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-11-11 |
| Summit Date | 2016-11-16 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 2016-11-17 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(11/11,4600m),C1(14/11,5800m),C2(15/11,6000m),Smt(16/11) |
| Route Notes | Mix and Furtemba left C2 at 4 am on 16 Nov, summited at 9:30 am, stayed 30 minutes, then descended to BC arriving at 7 pm. The 16th, our summit morning, was the start of a notable cold snap. It was -9 degrees in base camp, so I'm assuming it was at least -20 or -25 on the mountain. And quite windy, particularly around C3. Cold! Leslie Wu, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa (IFMGA guide) and Lakpa Dorje Sherpa (office manager for Ascent Himalayas) turned around at C1. Leslie contracted the flu, Pasang accompanied her down. Lakpa Dorje began climbing toward C2, but decided the climb wasn't for him. We had one bottle of supplemental oxygen in base camp for emergency. No one used supplemental oxygen. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Ascent Himalayas |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462560 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Thomas Mix | M | 1985 | USA | Leader | Santa Clara, California | Professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Leslie Shin-Ping Wu | F | 1976 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Simigaon, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Dorje Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | Office manager for Ascent Himalayas | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD16342 | - | - | http://hmix.org/2016/11/26/ama/ | - | - | - |