Ama Dablam | 2020 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2020 via SW Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 10th November 2020. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10517
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD20302
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2020
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering Ama Dablam Expedition 2020
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, Qatar
Approach Lukla->Pangboche->Ama Dablam BC
Basecamp Date 2020-11-01
Summit Date 2020-11-10
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2020-11-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 8
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(01/11,4700m),C1(04/11,5600m),C2(10/11,6000m),Smt(10-11/11)
Route Notes On summit day, team left high camp around 1:30 am, summited at 11:30 am, stayed 2 hours. Some members continued all the way down to base camp, some stayed in C2, then descended to base camp the following day. Team fixed rope all the way from C1 to the summit. Conditions were very dry, great! Team departed base camp on November 12 and flew straight back to Kathmandu by helicopter. Dorje Gyalzen and Siddhi Bahadur were part of the 10 Nov rope-fixing team: 2 from SST and 2 from HG.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463299
Year 2020
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mohammed Abdullah Al Thani M 1982 Qatar Climber Doha, Qatar Royal family Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Lynn Drummond F 1980 USA Climber Park City, Utah Business owner Details Other expeditions
Theodore Gates (Ted) Hesser M 1986 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Photographer Details Other expeditions
Chase Allan Merriam M 2001 USA Climber Lakewood Ranch, Florida Student Details Other expeditions
Elia Saikaly M 1978 Canada Climber Ottawa, Ontario Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ming Dorchi Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pasdawa) Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kaji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Dhodre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD20302 - - https://madisonmountaineering.com/cat-dispatches/amadablam/ama-dablam-2020/ - - -