Ama Dablam | 2019 SW Ridge
A Nepal expedition to Ama Dablam in 2019 via SW Ridge, led by Nirmal Purja. Summit reached on 12th November 2019. 30 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10349 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD19332 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Nepal |
| Leaders | Nirmal Purja |
| Sponsor | Project Possible Ama Dablam Expedition 2019 |
| 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 | Canada, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, UK, USA |
| Approach | Lukla->Pangboche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-11-02 |
| Summit Date | 2019-11-12 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2019-11-14 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 16 |
| Summit Hired | 16 |
| 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(02/11,4550m),C1(5700m),C2(6000m),Smt(12-13/11) |
| Route Notes | Elia Saikaly report: Nims led his commercial team and left earlier than we did. His team was split up, flag team and commercial climbers. I was filming the one Kuwaiti climber with Pasang Kaji and [Phurba] Sonam who was Sirdar. 3 Kuwaiti members did not attempt the summit and remained at base camp. Perfect conditions, could not have been better. The film crew was there for 90-120 mins (Pasang Kaji and Elia Saikaly). Al Shatti made the summit, but ran out of gas and could not descend all the way on his own. A helicopter long-lined rescued him and brought him to base camp. On the commercial team: Marie Desharnais from Quebec, Canada summited same day as us Leonardo Avezzano from Italy summited same day as us Russ Hornsby from California summited one day before Iain Kuo from Wyoming summited one day before Thomas Stanton from UK did not summit Jeet Chatterjee from Canada (Indian) did not summit Franco (Marco) Huerata from Mexico did not summit (injured his foot) Team Kuwait also had 7-8 trekkers that left after 2-3 days at base camp. All made it to Ama Dablam base camp except one, Ali, who departed from Namche by heli due to respiratory illness. Sandro Gromen-Hayes from UK was one of Nims’ guides/cameraman, he summited as well. Sagar was a local Nepali cameraman hired to be there as well (he did not climb). The rest were Sherpas. There were at least 15 Sherpas, maybe more on the summit with the flag. The flag team arrived on the summit in the early morning hours before sunrise and were on the summit 4 to 6 hours before the flag hanging ceremony at around 9 am. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Elite Exped (SST pmt) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462259 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
30 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmal Purja Pun Magar | M | 1983 | Nepal | Leader | Dana-3, Myagdi | British army (retired) | Details Other expeditions |
| Yousef J. E. M. Al Qallaf | M | 1983 | Kuwait | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yousef Kh. Y. A. A. Al Shatti | M | 1982 | Kuwait | Climber | Kuwait City, Kuwait | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Abdul Rahman Al Suwelem | M | 1983 | Kuwait | Climber | Kuwait City, Kuwait | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Leonardo Antonio Avezzano | M | 1981 | Italy | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeet Chatterjee | M | 1989 | Canada | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie-Pier Desharnais | F | 1985 | Canada | Climber | Doha, Qatar (from Quebec) | Business continuity leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Aleksandr Yul (Sandro) Gromen-Hayes | M | 1990 | UK | Climber | Bristol, England | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Ives Hornsby | M | 1992 | USA | Climber | Willaimsbury, Virginia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Franco Fabio Huerta | M | 1983 | Mexico | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Iain Garrahan Wen-Jun Kuo | M | 1993 | USA | Climber | Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Fouad M. R. H. Qabazard | M | 1968 | Kuwait | Climber | Kuwait City, Kuwait | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Elia Saikaly | M | 1978 | Canada | Climber (film) | Ottawa, Ontario | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Anthony Stanton | M | 1983 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ramesh Gurung | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Linggam, Hatiya-7, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Vinayak Jaya Malla | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Majhphant-3, Parbat | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorchi (Halung Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kalden Phura Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khmbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gyaljen Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dendi Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nada Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Siddha Pokhari, Kerabari, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kaji Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker (film) | Dhodre, Sotang, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Thinduk Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sonam Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | Sirdar | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenjing Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lelep-7, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD19332 | - | - | https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/kuwait-flag-on-ama-dablam-to-be-investigated/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD19332 | - | - | https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/purja-was-paid-for-flag-unfurl-permit-but-no-permit-was-sought/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD19332 | - | - | https://gripped.com/news/record-breaking-kuwait-flag-on-ama-dablam-summit/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD19332 | - | - | https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/nims-purja-and-the-kuwaiti-flag-on-ama-dablam/ | - | - | - |