Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Rolfe Oostra. Summit reached on 8th November 2018. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9951
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18304
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Rolfe Oostra
Sponsor 360 Expeditions Ama Dablam 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 Sweden, UK
Approach Lukla->Kalapattar->BC
Basecamp Date 2018-11-02
Summit Date 2018-11-08
Summit Time 0927
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2018-11-10
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(02/11,4600m),C1(06/11,5800m),C2(07/11,6100m),Smt(08/11)
Route Notes BC 02/11 4600m C1 06/11 5800m C2 07/11 6100m Smt 08/11 by Oostra, Eriksson, Andersson, Pemba Sherpa. Andersson summited at 9:27 am, Oostra at 10 am, Eriksson at 12 pm. Safe route, no wind, good conditions. Route very well prepared. Team started from C2 at 1 am. Back to C2 at 3 pm (Andersson) and 7 pm (Oostra, Eriksson). Gibson and Kaur turned around at 6600m at around 7 am. Kaur had a throat problem from the beginning of trip. Gibson ran out of steam. Team left BC on 10/11.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463689
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Roelof Hedzer (Rolfe) Oostra M 1970 Australia Leader Canberra, ACT, Australia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jan Mattis Andersson M 1973 Sweden Climber Pitea, Sweden Entrepreneur Details Other expeditions
Anders Stefan Eriksson M 1970 Sweden Climber Falun, Sweden Manager Details Other expeditions
Charlene Shirley Gibson F 1966 UK Climber Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Kamaldeep (Kam) Kaur F 1983 UK Climber Walsall, W Midlands, England Sales assistant Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.