Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Devin Gala. Summit reached on 31st October 2018. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9968
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Devin Gala
Sponsor	Expedition Base 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, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2018-10-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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	Smt(31/10,08,12/11)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Expedition Base
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463681
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	73146
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Devin Kishore
Last Name	Gala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	West New York, New Jersey
Occupation	Financial engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2444416
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	devin kishore gala
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	73147
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Wei
Last Name	Hao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Singapore
Status	Climber
Residence	Singapore
Occupation	Ex trader
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2444316
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	wei hao
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Lee Lee
Last Name	Heah
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Lytelton, New Zealand
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433085
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lee lee heah
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73149
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Daniela
Last Name	Murinova
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439009
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	daniela murinova
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Thomas James Alfred
Last Name	Pomery
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Cronulla, NSW, Australia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445681
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	thomas james alfred pomery
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73151
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Daniel Roman
Last Name	Schweizer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2446537
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	daniel roman schweizer
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73152
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Tan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Indonesia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2445254
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	david tan
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Tobias
Last Name	Walti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446487
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tobias walti
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Rikki
Last Name	Wilton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Benfleet, Essex, England
Occupation	Information technology
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437860
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	rikki wilton
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73155
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Chhiring (Tshering)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Nephew of Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa (Tamku)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446343
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	chhiring (tshering) sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	73156
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	11
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Lakpa/Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	Agency managing director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437929
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lakpa/lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	73157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD18321
Member ID	12
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2018-11-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440187
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

12 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Devin Kishore Gala	M	1986	USA	Leader	West New York, New Jersey	Financial engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wei Hao	M	1985	Singapore	Climber	Singapore	Ex trader	Details Other expeditions
Lee Lee Heah	F	1955	New Zealand	Climber	Lytelton, New Zealand	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Daniela Murinova	F	1971	Slovakia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Thomas James Alfred Pomery	M	1989	Australia	Climber	Cronulla, NSW, Australia	-	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Roman Schweizer	M	1992	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
David Tan	M	1988	Indonesia	Climber	-	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Tobias Walti	M	1992	Switzerland	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Rikki Wilton	M	1968	UK	Climber	Benfleet, Essex, England	Information technology	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring (Tshering) Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun	Agency managing director	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.