Ama Dablam | 2023 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2023 via SW Ridge, led by Paul Spackman. Summit reached on 14th November 2023. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11195 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD23325 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2023 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Paul Spackman |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Ama Dablam Expedition 2023 |
| 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 | India, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2023-11-07 |
| Summit Date | 2023-11-14 |
| Summit Time | 0637 |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 12 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(07/11,4600m),C1(11/11),C2(13/11),Smt(14,16,19,30/11) |
| Route Notes | From Brooke Wiley (SummitClimb.com): On the morning of the 12th Jason and I moved from basecamp to Camp 1, about 4 and a half miles with 4500 feet of vertical gain. There were essentially no technical elements to this movement, just a long/steep hike. We found the tent we had rented from the tea house, settled in, and focused on quick recovery and rehydration. We were able to stash some gear that we wouldn’t need to take any higher at the tent (trekking poles, 3 seasons boots, etc). We started the next day at about 8:00 am and pushed through the very technical Yellow Tower to Camp 2. The Yellow Tower had about 3 pitches of true exposed vertical rock climbing at about 5.7 level. The whole route was well established and well anchored fixed lines. Going from Camp 2 to Camp 3 we passed through what we felt like was the most dangerous part of the climb, The Grey Couloir on the Grey Tower, due to lots of loose rock and rock fall caused by other climbers. We mitigated this by establishing clear communication with the other climbing groups and moving through with no overhead climbers. We got to Camp 3, around 3 in the afternoon and got prepped for the next mornings summit push. We headed for the summit at about 4 am and were met by the other Summit Climb teams who had stayed at Camp 2. Using the fixed lines we pushed through the semi vertical snow portions along the side of the Dablam and summited just before 8 o’clock. It was a a perfect day, the weather was amazing and the only traffic on the mountain was the Summit Climb teams (total of 6 of us). The summit felt surreal, absolute elation mixed with disbelief. Even sitting here writing this a few days later, I’m still wrapping my mind around it. After quick pictures, we pushed through the descent and made it back to the basecamp tea house by evening time. Note from Paul Spackman: Jason was just behind Par Linden and summited at around 06:50-07:00, then Jason waited on the summit for Brooke who arrived at around 08:00. Took their summit photo together and then descended together. I remember passing Jason and Brooke together coming down as I was going up the final fixed line. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2466606 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thomas Spackman | M | 1980 | UK | Leader | Les Houches, Chamonix, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Grant Cooley | M | 1989 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriel Joseph Dowd | M | 1984 | Ireland | Climber | Kerry, Ireland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| John Michael Dowd | M | 1954 | Ireland | Climber | Cokerry, Kerry, Ireland | Plasterer | Details Other expeditions |
| Napier Sandford Fuller | M | 1974 | USA | Climber | Wilmington, North Carolina | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Sheridan Horvath | M | 2005 | USA | Climber | Cooperstown, New York | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy Stephen Horvath | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | Cherry Valley, New York | Contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Jason Martin Howell | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Nucla, Colorado | Active duty Army soldier | Details Other expeditions |
| Paer Mikael Linden | M | 1981 | Sweden | Climber | Fryksande, Sweden | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Krishna Thodur Madabusi | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rui Jose Moreira da Silva | M | 1973 | Portugal | Climber | Alges, Portugal | Business manager | Details Other expeditions |
| David John Roeske | M | 1981 | USA | Climber | Brooklyn, New York | Investment analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| William John Summers | M | 1997 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lacy Leigh Taylor | F | 1987 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Michael Towle | M | 1971 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lluis Dietrich Trias | M | 1997 | Spain | Climber | Esporles, Majorca, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Brooke Kern Wiley | M | 1994 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-3, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dorje Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelje (Gelze) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Rinji Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD23325 | - | - | https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/ama-dablam-news | - | - | - |
| AMAD23325 | - | - | https://www.essentiallysports.com/viral-sports-moments-news-hiking-news-eighteen-year-old-henry-horvath-conquers-ama-dablam-the-matterhorn-of-the-himalayas-following-in-his-fathers-legendary-footsteps/ | - | - | - |
| AMAD23325 | - | - | https://www.allotsego.com/horvath-summits-22000-ft-ama-dablam-known-as-matterhorn-of-the-himalayas/ | - | - | - |