Ama Dablam | 2017 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Graham Covington. Summit reached on 5th November 2017. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9946
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD17359
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Graham Covington
Sponsor British Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2017-10-31
Summit Date 2017-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(31/10,4600m),ABC(03/11,5500m),C1(04/11),C2(05/11,6000m),xxx
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Hi On Life Adventures permit
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463320
Year 2017
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Graham Anthony Covington M 1964 UK Leader Salina, Messina, Italy - Details Other expeditions
Rinjen Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD17359 - - https://whereisgraham.life/2019/03/02/the-roots-of-wisdom/ - - -