Ama Dablam | 2024 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 2024 via SW Ridge, led by Terray Sylvester. Summit reached on 25th October 2024. 19 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11416 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD24304 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 2024 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Terray Sylvester |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Guides Ama Dablam Expedition (Team 3) |
| 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 | Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, France, Ukraine |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2024-10-25 |
| Summit Time | 0920 |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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,C1,C2,Smt(25-26/10,03,07,10/11) |
| Route Notes | The team of Terray Sylvester, Katherine Crociata, Thierry D'hers and Joseph Edelen were from Madison Mountaineering. Thierry D'hers FB page: November 1, 2024 So today we just got back from a 3 day rotation to acclimatize at camp 1 and camp 2. It was a rough rotation with the hardest piece of climbing I have ever done. It’s not particularly hard for a well trained gym climber, but the 1000ft of 5.8 level climbing with big 8000 meter boots and a backpack at 18,000 feet elevation between camp 1 and 2 took the wind out of me. I got stuck about 50 ft below camp 2 on the last vertical slab of the yellow tower. I just simply ran out of juice. Then coming down back to camp 1 was quite scary too. Lots of very exposed terrain and transitions between rappeling sections and horizontal traverse sections mostly done purely at arm’s strength. That was clearly the most difficult and physically demanding climbing I have ever done. To safely summit one needs to get to camp 2 using about 25% of its strength, then use another 25% of its strength to get to camp 3 and summit and then have at least half a tank of strength left to get back down to base camp through all this very technical and steep terrain. I didn’t feel I have the technical skills or fitness level to move efficiently at this altitude and get back down safely. So after discussing options with our guide, who is great, offered many alternative options to help me succeed and who eventually supported my decision, I have decided to stop my climbing attempt at Ama Dablam today. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2465918 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
19 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terray Ellington Sylvester | M | 1982 | USA | Leader | Olympic Valley, California | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lars Per Johan Andersson | M | 1957 | Australia/Sweden | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | IT architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Robert Brascia | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katherine Carroll Crociata | F | 1973 | USA | Climber | Santa Fe, New Mexico | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thierry Jean Yves D'hers | M | 1968 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseph James Edelen | M | 1963 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Bradley Scott Holcroft | M | 1961 | Australia | Climber | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Bradley Herbert Horn | M | 1966 | Australia | Climber | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | Tour operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Lindenthaler | M | 1970 | Austria | Climber | Hallein, Salzburg, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tammy Terris Mitchell | F | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Masud Pervej Sujon | M | 1996 | Bangladesh | Climber | Comilla, Bangladesh | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Taufique Ahmed Tamal | M | 1991 | Bangladesh | Climber | Comilla, Bangladesh | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Vialletet | M | 1985 | France | Climber | Pertuis, Vaucluse, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas Christopher Carrel Wallace | M | 1995 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Victor Vladimirovich Zavalnyuk | M | 1967 | Ukraine | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumbu Pasang Lhamu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenjen Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ongchhu Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD24304 | - | - | https://madisonmountaineering.com/cat-dispatches/amadablam/ama-dablam-2024/ | - | - | - |