Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Nathan Berry. Summit reached on 9th November 2018. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9955
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18308
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Nathan Berry
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 -
Approach Lukla->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2018-10-30
Summit Date 2018-11-09
Summit Time 0735
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2018-11-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
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(30/10,4600m),C1(01/11,5800m),C2(07/11,6000m),C3(08/11,6300m),Smt(09/11)
Route Notes Summit push: 6 Nov - BC to C1 (5-6 hours) 7 Nov - C1 to C2 (4 hours) 8 Nov - C2 to C3 (5-6 hours) 9 Nov - C3 to Smt (3:35 hours) Summit team left C3 at 4 am, summited at 7:35 am, then descende to C1 by 5 pm. Next day to BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure (Prestige Adventure pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463690
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nathan Andrew Berry M 1980 USA Leader Spanaway, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Timothy James Osse M 1957 USA Climber Kirkland, Washington - Details Other expeditions
David E. (Dave) Schlimme M 1962 USA Climber Malvern, Pennsylvania Electrician technician Details Other expeditions
Valari Boker Wedel F 1960 USA Climber Edmond, Oklahoma Nursing school staff member Details Other expeditions
Fura Gyalzen Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD18308 - - https://www.mountainguides.com/amadablam-tr2018.shtml - - -