Ama Dablam | 1961 SW Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 1961 via SW Ridge, led by Edmund Hillary. Summit reached on 13th March 1961. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2644
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Edmund Hillary
Sponsor	Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1961-03-13
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	Climbed Ombigaichen (OMBG-603-01) and Island Peak (IMJA-603-01), recon Lhotse Shar (LSHR-603-01) and Shartse (SHAR-603-01); attempted Makalu (MAKA-611-01)
Campsites	BC(4575m),C1(5800m),C2,C3,C4,Smt(13/03)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st ascent
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	MAKA61101
Checksum	2442168
Year	1961
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22216
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Percival
Last Name	Hillary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1919
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Apiarist & alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
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	(1919-2008) Died 11 Jan 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2420311
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund percival hillary
Year of Birth	1919
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22217
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Michael Bedford
Last Name	Gill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Otago, New Zealand
Occupation	Physiologist
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1961-03-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	2426867
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael bedford gill
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Michael Phelps
Last Name	Ward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Petworth, W Sussex, England
Occupation	Surgeon
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1961-03-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	(1925-2005) Died 7 Oct 2005 from aneurysm in England
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2422289
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael phelps ward
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22219
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Barry Chapman
Last Name	Bishop
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Washington, DC
Occupation	Glaciologist & photographer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1961-03-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	(1932-1994) Died 24 Sept 1994 in automobile accident in Idaho
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424766
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	barry chapman bishop
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22220
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD61101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Walter S. (Wally)
Last Name	Romanes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation	Building contractor
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1961-03-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	(1931-1988) Died 27 August 1988 in New Zealand of cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1953
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walter s. (wally) romanes
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Edmund Percival Hillary	M	1919	New Zealand	Leader	Auckland, New Zealand	Apiarist & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Michael Bedford Gill	M	1937	New Zealand	Climber	Otago, New Zealand	Physiologist	Details Other expeditions
Michael Phelps Ward	M	1925	UK	Climber	Petworth, W Sussex, England	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Barry Chapman Bishop	M	1932	USA	Climber	Washington, DC	Glaciologist & photographer	Details Other expeditions
Walter S. (Wally) Romanes	M	1931	New Zealand	Climber	Hastings, New Zealand	Building contractor	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.