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.