Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 27th November 2018. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9949 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD18302 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Tim Mosedale |
| Sponsor | Tim Mosedale's Ama Dablam Expedition 2018 |
| 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 | Denmark, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, USA |
| Approach | Lukla (via helicopter)->Monjo->Kyangjuma->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-11-17 |
| Summit Date | 2018-11-27 |
| Summit Time | 1330 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2018-12-02 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(17/11,4600m),ABC(21/11,5300m),C1(22/11,5850m),C2(26/11,6000m),Smt(27/11) |
| Route Notes | The main team arrived at BC on 17 Nov directly from Lukla, while Biem, Kristiansen and Wymer arrived in the Khumbu region 10 days earlier to become better acclimatized for the expedition. The majority of the team went to ABC (5300m) on 21 Nov. Biem, Kristiansen and Wymer proceeded on to C1 (5850m) on 22 Nov. Adcock and Coburn came to BC from Pangboche as they were slower to acclimatize (they eventually abandoned their summit attempts). Biem, Kristiansen and Wymer along with Pasang Dawa and Pemba Dorje went to C2 (6000m) on 26 and for their summit attempt on 27 Nov. They summited at 1:30 pm and descended to C2. During the descent Biem was stricken with pulmonary edema and died on the morning of 28 Nov in C2. Several members went to C2 on 30 Nov for their summit attempt, but were turned back due to bad weather forecasts. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463708 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
23 recorded members.
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD18302 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/american-climber-dies-from-hape-on-mt-ama-dablam/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD18302 | - | - | https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/remembering-mountaineer-steve-biem | - | - | - |
| AMAD18302 | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/pg/Everest-Expedition-Ama-Dablam-Project-321-and-some-other-things-343655569085328/posts/ | - | - | - |