Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Paul Noble. Summit reached on 2nd November 2018. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9961
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18314
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Paul Noble
Sponsor Adventure Peaks 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 Portugal, Switzerland
Approach Lukla->Island Peak->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2018-10-26
Summit Date 2018-11-02
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 7
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2018-11-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Island Peak
Campsites BC(26/10,4600m),C1(31/10,5400m),C2(01/11,5700m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes BC 26/10 4600m C1 31/10 5400m C2 01/11 5700m Smt 02/11 by Lussi, Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa. Lussi and Phurba Wangchhu set off from C2 at 1 am, reached summit at 8 am, down to BC at 4 pm. It was getting windy, team was at the end of a good weather period. Summit very exposed and very windy. Michie and Zorro reached C1 on 31/10. They decided not to go higher because of difficulty of climb. Ang Dawa and Noble got to 5600m on 01/11. Noble had a bad cough and was afraid of HAPE and decided to not climb higher. Team left BC on 03/11. Hired: Ang Dawa Sherpa (5600m) Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa (S)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure (Snowy Horizon pmt)
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 None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Noble M 1964 UK Leader Edinburgh, Scotland Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Devis Orlando Lussi M 1985 Switzerland Climber Adligenswil, Lucerne, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Kenneth Michie M 1969 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland - Details Other expeditions
Joao Filipe Da Silva Zorro M 1984 Portugal Cilmber Evora, Portugal - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.