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

Field	Value
ID	85953
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	James Rowland (Jamie)
Last Name	Holding
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Bangor, Wales
Occupation	Teacher & alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434775
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	james rowland (jamie) holding
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	85954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Matthew Henry Morrison
Last Name	Bestwick
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1999
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2449407
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	matthew henry morrison bestwick
Year of Birth	1999
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85955
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Cornfield
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Civil servant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2440800
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	peter cornfield
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85956
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Jonathan Howard Thomas
Last Name	James
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2023-11-26
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	6800
Death Notes	Grade 1 frostbite to 3 fingertips.
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438897
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jonathan howard thomas james
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Gregory Alexander
Last Name	Neely
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444841
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	gregory alexander neely
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85958
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	David Alexander
Last Name	Taylor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444669
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	david alexander taylor
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Fatima
Last Name	Williamson
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	IT manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2435957
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	fatima williamson
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Mingmar Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442737
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingmar dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85961
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chankhu-6, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442238
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pema tshering (pem chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85962
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Man Bahadur
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jiri, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	2023-11-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2442765
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	man bahadur tamang
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

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

Field	Value
ID	15599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD23339
Reference ID	01
Year	2023
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/item.php?id=3558
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD23339	-	-	https://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/item.php?id=3558	-	-	-