Ama Dablam | 2023 SW Ridge
A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 2023 via SW Ridge, led by James Holding. Summit reached on 26th November 2023. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11209 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD23339 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2023 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | James Holding |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe 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 | Canada, Ireland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2023-11-10 |
| Summit Date | 2023-11-26 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 18 |
| Termination Date | 2023-11-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(01/11,4600m),ABC(15/11,5400m),C1(17/11,5800m),C2(25/11,6000m),Smt(26/11) |
| Route Notes | Summit team left high camp at 1 am on 26 Nov, summited at 10 am, stayed 20 minutes, then descended to C2 between 17:30 and 18:30 pm. Dry rock on the Grey Tower, good and firm snow conditions on the Grey Couloir. Well tracked and stable conditions up the headwall, with light winds. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nepal Skyline |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2466618 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rowland (Jamie) Holding | M | 1959 | UK | Leader | Bangor, Wales | Teacher & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew Henry Morrison Bestwick | M | 1999 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Cornfield | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | Glasgow, Scotland | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jonathan Howard Thomas James | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gregory Alexander Neely | M | 1987 | Ireland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| David Alexander Taylor | M | 1986 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Fatima Williamson | F | 1962 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | IT manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Dorje Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chankhu-6, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Man Bahadur Tamang | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jiri, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD23339 | - | - | https://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/item.php?id=3558 | - | - | - |