Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Graham. Summit reached on 31st October 2017. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9597 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD17334 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Mark Graham |
| Sponsor | American Ama Dablam Expedition 2017 |
| 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->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 2017-10-31 |
| Summit Time | 1300 |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 9 |
| Termination Date | 2017-11-01 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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(25/10,5800m),C2(27/10,5980m),Smt(31/10) |
| Route Notes | Team set out from C2 at 3:30 am, summited at 1 pm, stayed 15 minutes, then descended to C2. An earlier attempt [28 Oct?] was aborted due to bad weather. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Ascent (Himalayan Guides pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463630 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Allen Graham | M | 1952 | USA | Leader | Brighton, Utah | Professor of Art, University of Utah | Details Other expeditions |
| Frost Judd Tanner | M | 1990 | USA | Climber | East Provo, Utah | Tree climber | Details Other expeditions |
| Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.