Ama Dablam | 2016 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Samantha McMahon. Summit reached on 31st October 2016. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9377
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Samantha McMahon
Sponsor	Himalayan Guides 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	Portugal, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2016-10-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	Smt(31/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462544
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	68265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Samantha Gail
Last Name	McMahon
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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	2016-10-31
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444588
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samantha gail mcmahon
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68266
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Vitor Manuel
Last Name	Santos Ruas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Portugal
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	2016-10-31
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439948
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vitor manuel santos ruas
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68267
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Choong-Ok
Last Name	Sunwoo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	75
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Camarillo, California
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	2428250
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	choong-ok sunwoo
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	75
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Sung-Rack
Last Name	Sohn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	68
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Wheeling, West Virginia
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	2430787
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sung-rack sohn
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	68
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	26
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	2016-10-31
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445899
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tshering (lakpa chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68270
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD16354
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Abiral
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Mukli-7, 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	2016-10-31
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446132
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	abiral rai
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Samantha Gail McMahon	F	1986	Australia	Leader	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	-	Details Other expeditions
Vitor Manuel Santos Ruas	M	1973	Portugal	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Choong-Ok Sunwoo	M	1941	USA	Climber	Camarillo, California	-	Details Other expeditions
Sung-Rack Sohn	M	1948	USA	Climber	Wheeling, West Virginia	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1990	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Abiral Rai	M	1990	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mukli-7, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.