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
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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/ - - -