Ama Dablam | 2021 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2021 via SW Ridge, led by Jon Gupta. Summit reached on 5th November 2021. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10653
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD21303
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2021
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Jon Gupta
Sponsor Jon Gupta Ama Dablam Expedition 2021
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 -
Approach Lukia->Pangboche->BC
Basecamp Date 2021-10-26
Summit Date 2021-11-05
Summit Time 0757
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2021-11-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 -
Campsites BC(26/10,4530m),ABC(30/10,5450m),C1(31/10,5800m),C2(07/11,6100m),C3(08/11,6400m),Smt(05,08/11)
Route Notes Gupta’s speed ascent: Gupta left BC at 00:05 and reached the summit at 07:57 on 05/11. He reached BC at 11:56 am. 11 hrs 51 min in total. Left BC at 00:05 on 05/11 Arrive C1 at 02:28, stay ~20 mins Arrive C2 at 03:49, Stay ~15 mins Arrive C3 at 05:21, stay ~20 mins Smt at 07:57, stay ~10 mins Back at C3 at 08:40, stop for ~5 mins Back at C2 at 09:28, stop for ~15 mins Back at C1 at 10:20, stop for ~12 mins Arrive BC 11:56 am Total time on the move up: BC to C1: 2 hrs 23 min C1 to C2: 1 hr 1 min C2 to C3: 1 hr 15 min C3 to Smt: 2 hrs 16 mins Total = 6 hrs 55 min Total to reach smt = 7 hrs 53 min Total time on the move down: Smt to C3: 33 mins C3 to C2: 43 mins C2 to C1: 37 mins C1 to BC: 1 hr 24 mins Total = 3 hrs 17 mins Total moving time = 10 hrs 12 mins Total time stationary = 1 hr 39 mins Total time taken = 11 hrs 51 mins BC 4530m C1 5800m C2 6100m Smt 05/11 at 7:57 am by Gupta. Second summit with client: BC 26/10 4530m ABC 30/10 5450m C1 31/10 5800m C2 07/11 6100m C3 08/11 6400m Smt 08/11 by Gupta, Roberts, Mingma Sherpa at 8 am. Team started summit push from C2, where they left at midnight. They stopped at C3 for one hour at 3:30 am. Carried on at 4:30 am. Weather was fine and not too windy. They stayed at the summit for about 45 mins, then descended to BC where they arrived at 7 pm. Oxygen: Taken, not used. Left BC on 09/11 by helicopter to Kathmandu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464605
Year 2021
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jonathan Christian Gupta M 1986 UK Leader Caernarfon, Wales Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Nicolas Paul Martiny Roberts M 1990 UK Climber Somerset, England Landowner Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.