Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Austin. Summit reached on 2nd November 2018. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9950 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD18303 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Mark Austin |
| Sponsor | Adventure Consultants 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 | Australia, Canada, Spain, Sweden, USA |
| Approach | Lukla (via helicopter)->Phortse->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 2018-11-02 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2018-11-05 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(23/10,4600m),C1(28/19,5800m),C2(01/11,6000m),C3(03/11,6300m),Smt(02,04/11) |
| Route Notes | BC 23/10 4600m (BC lodge) C1 28/10 5800m C2 01-02/11 6000m C3 03/11 6300m (Geary, Rolleston) Smt 02/11 by Austin, Campanaro, Barton, Svensson, Dawa Bhote, Pasang Bhote, Chheten [Dorje] Sherpa, Guru Bhote Smt 04/11 by Geary, Prakash Sherpa. First summit team started from C2 at 2:15 am, summited around noon, then down to C2 at 5:30 pm. Clear day, no wind, good summit day. Second summit team started from C3 at 6:30 am, summitted at 10 am, down to C1 at 3 pm. Little bit windier than previous days, but not too bad. Henzell reached 6000m. He had a chest infection and chose not to go higher. Alvarez reached C1 on 28/10. She had AMS and went down with Austin. She was given oxygen on descent. She is fine now and climbed Island Peak afterwards. Rolleston-Kerr and Ang Chhewang on summit push turned around at 7:30am on 6400m due to cold. Svensson, Barton and Campanaro flew out by heli from BC to KTM on 04/11. Remainder of team left BC on 05/11. Oxygen use: taken and used by Campanaro overnight in C2 and on descent from C2 to C1. Alvarez at C1 and on descent to Yak Camp. Other peaks: Alvarez climbed Island Peak. Accidents, etc : Alvarez AMS; Henzell chest infection |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463683 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Evelyn Austin | M | 1974 | New Zealand | Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide & ski patroller | Details Other expeditions |
| David Charles Barton | M | 1978 | Australia | Climber | Canberra, ACT, Australia | Engineer on World Bank staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Frank Paul Campanaro II | M | 1968 | USA | Climber | Bingham Farms, Michigan | Health care | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Jason Geary | M | 1981 | Canada | Climbing Guide | Revelstoke, British Colombia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| John Arthur Henzell | M | 1962 | Australia | Climber | Corinda, QLD, Australia | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Alicia Ledo Alvarez | F | 1981 | Spain | Climber | Aberdeen, Scotland | Academic researcher | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth Helen (Liza) Rolleston-Kerr | F | 1958 | New Zealand | Climber | Wellington, New Zealand | Flight attendant | Details Other expeditions |
| Emma Karolina Svensson | F | 1983 | Sweden | Climber | Stockholm, Sweden | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Bhote | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Guru Bhote | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Bhote | M | 1973 | Nepal | Sirdar | Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Chhewang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chheten Dorje Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba (Prakash) Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pawai-1, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD18303 | - | - | https://www.adventureconsultants.com/latest-news/dispatches-ama-dablam-2018/ | - | - | - |