Ama Dablam | 2018 SW Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Ama Dablam in 2018 via SW Ridge, led by Tshering Pande Bhote. Summit reached on 15th November 2018. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9987
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD18340
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Tshering Pande Bhote
Sponsor Top Himalaya Guides (THG) Ama Dablam Expedition 2018
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Germany, India, Lebanon, Norway
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2018-11-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6300m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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,C1,C2(14/11,6000m),xxx(15/11,6300m)
Route Notes Davis died in descent from above C2 after expedition was abandoned due to bad weather. A huge rockfall damaged the ropes that Davis was using during his descent. From the Himalayan Times, 16 Nov 2018 An Australian climber was killed when a huge rock fell from the high camp of Mt Ama Dablam damaging the climbing route in the Mt Everest region, according to the expedition organiser. Tshering Pande Bhote, Managing Director at Top Himalaya Guides Pvt Ltd said that 33-year-old Michael Geoffrey Davis from Australia fell to his death above Camp II on Mt Ama Dablam after a huge rock damaged the climbing ropes that the climbers were using for descend the 6812 metre-peak yesterday. According to Bhote, the incident occurred when a group of 15 climbers including high altitude guides were descending from Camp III [site] following a strong wind. “The mountaineer fell to his death after a huge rock damaged the ropes he was using to descend the mountain,” he informed. Other members of the expedition were, however, safe, he added.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Top Himalaya Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463696
Year 2018
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tshering Palden/Pande Bhote M 1978 Nepal Leader Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Toufic Abou Nader M 1985 Lebanon Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Marketing manager Details Other expeditions
Tim Martin Boese M 1977 Germany Climber Luanda, Angola Embassy Details Other expeditions
Michael Geoffrey Davis M 1985 Australia Climber Wallsend, NSW, Australia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Gopi Manchineella M 1984 India Climber Boston, Massachusetts IT quality consultant Details Other expeditions
Erling Bekkestad Rein M 1967 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Physiology professor Details Other expeditions
Kedar Vartak M 1966 India Climber Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Dentist (orthodontist) Details Other expeditions
Haved Are Vestrum M 1964 Norway Climber Honefoss, Norway Advisor Details Other expeditions
Jenjen Lama Bhote M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Sonam Lama M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD18340 - - https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/australian-climber-killed-in-mt-ama-dablam-rockfall/ - - -
AMAD18340 - - https://adventureblog.net/2018/11/himalaya-fall-2018-australian-climber.html - - -