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.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Emma Smyth F - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Leader Keswick, Cumbria, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Timothy Peter Adcock M 1965 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Steven Victor Biem M 1971 USA Climber Seattle, Washington - Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bradley M 1983 UK Climber Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Martin Patrick Brannelly M 1970 Ireland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Timothy Joseph Coburn M 1958 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Willaim John (Bill) Dallas M 1964 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Craig Thomas Dunderdale M 1970 UK Climber Aby, Alford, Lincoln, England Traffic police sergeant Details Other expeditions
James Mark Gracia M 1973 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Katherine Patrici (Kate) Hallam F 1983 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Gavin Hugh Jordan M 1966 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jan Villum Kristiansen M 1962 Denmark Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Edward Charles Mackaness M 1964 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Marta Przybyl F 1980 Poland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Igor Skokan M 1983 Slovakia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Robert John Wymer M 1967 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chheten Dorje Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Yila Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.