Ama Dablam | 1987 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1987 via SW Ridge, led by John Iacovino. Summit reached on 17th April 1987. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 267
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD87101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1987
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders John Iacovino
Sponsor Pittsburg Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 54th (w/Greece)
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1987-03-27
Summit Date 1987-04-17
Summit Time 2000
Summit Days 21
Total Days 23
Termination Date 1987-04-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
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 -
Campsites BC(27/03,4570m),BC2(04/04,5000m),C1(02/04,5900m),C2(11/04,6100m),C3(15/04,6250m),Smt(17/04)
Route Notes BC (A) below Mingbo Glacier BC (B) closer to mountain on ridge C3 above mushroom ridge. Hardest part between C2 to C3. Snowfall in early April changed the mountain from rock route to ice and snow. Moved entire BC up on 4 April after realized had put base much too far away from the site for C1. Saw Greeks move supplies by yak all the way to 18,000 ft. Between C2 and C3 are the difficult steps. Fixed rope between C1 and C2 for load carrying and because of weather. Between C2 and C3 was enormous amount of rope from earlier expeditions. Descent took very long (got back to C3 at 2:00 am on 18th because Greeks whom they summited with, were very slow). Had left C3 at 5:30 am on 17th.
Accidents Kamin slightly frostbitten tips and toes
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Travel
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451725
Year 1987
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bruce Cox M 1944 USA Climber Springdale, Pennsylvania Engineer Details Other expeditions
John M. Iacovino M 1949 USA Leader Murrysville, Pennsylvania Engineer, nuclear Details Other expeditions
Herman (Chip) Kamin M 1950 USA Climber Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Real estate developer Details Other expeditions
David Karl M 1961 USA Climber Ridgewood, New Jersey Manager, retail sales in shop Details Other expeditions
Nelson Max M 1943 USA Climber Oakland, California Professor of computer graphics Details Other expeditions
Ron Norton M 1953 USA Climber Solebury, Pennsylvania Retailer, outdoor Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD87101 AAJ Iacovino, John - - 62:195-197 (1988) -
AMAD87101 MM - - - 116:9 (Jul 1987) -
AMAD87101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198819503/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam - - -