Ama Dablam | 1988 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1988 via SW Ridge, led by Peter Hill. Summit reached on 10th April 1988. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 69
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD88101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1988
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Peter Hill
Sponsor British Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1988-03-22
Summit Date 1988-04-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5770m bad conditions and low supplies
High Point (m) 5770
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(22/03,4620m),ABC(26/03,5100m),C1(05/04,5700m),xxx(10/04,5770m),xxx(10/04,5770m)
Route Notes BC at east side of Mingbo near helipad ABC at start of long trudge up to the ridge C1 at start of main difficulties on the ridge High point on the ridge half-way to Col. 28 March Hill caught in rockfall which cracked ribs and put him out action; stayed a night at ABC and next day struggled to BC. Hewitt developed altitude sickness late March; tried 4 times to get to C1 and each time got altitude sickness so descended to BC and did no more climbing. Fully established at C1 about 10 April but rock pretty loose so hard going. Then heavy snowfall and conditions bad. Bradshaw and Walker started up on 10 April towards C2 but met Canadians coming down, learned of fatal fall and of unstable conditions above. Also food supplies at C1 were running low. Few days later, snowed every day and would actually not have gotten much further.
Accidents Hill cracked ribs; Hewitt altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Travel
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452085
Year 1988
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christopher Bradshaw M 1964 UK Climber Bournemouth, Dorset, England Building surveyor Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey Hewitt M 1958 UK Climber Sandbach, Cheshire, England Design engineer of central heating systems Details Other expeditions
Peter T. Hill M 1961 UK Leader Romsey, Hampshire, England Mountaineering equipment shop owner Details Other expeditions
Gareth David Walker M 1965 UK Climber Bristol, Avon, England Outdoor pursuits instructor Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD88101 AAJ Hill, Peter T. - - 63:196-197 (1989) -
AMAD88101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919600/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Attempt - - -