Ama Dablam | 1990 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1990 via SW Ridge, led by John Reed. Summit reached on 8th December 1990. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 735
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD90402
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1990
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders John Reed
Sponsor Utah Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 82nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-11-30
Summit Date 1990-12-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
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 on Lobuche East from 2 routes for acclimatization
Campsites BC(30/11,4980m),C1(02/12,5826m),C2(04/12,6000m),C3(05/12,6200m),Smt(08/12)
Route Notes BC above Mingbo C2 on ridge. On 8th Dec Reed was with successful pair at C3 to try for climb; extremely cold (-10 degrees) and windy and climbing in shade and Bateman mildly ill with altitude problems.
Accidents None except illness which kept Marjorie Noble in Namche during Ama Dablam climb
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Travel
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453104
Year 1990
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Conrad Daniel Anker M 1962 USA Climbing Leader Big Oak Flat, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Lance Bateman M 1970 USA Climber Sandy, Utah Laboratory technician Details Other expeditions
Christopher D. Noble M 1955 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Photojournalist Details Other expeditions
Marjorie Noble F 1960 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Film producer Details Other expeditions
John Reed M 1950 USA Leader Salt Lake City, Utah Heating & cooling engineer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD90402 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 65:219-220 (1991) -
AMAD90402 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199121902/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Southwest-Ridge-in-Winter - - -