Ama Dablam | 1991 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1991 via SW Ridge, led by Paul Thorndike. Summit reached on 29th March 1991. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 746
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD91101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1991
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Paul Thorndike
Sponsor Mexican-American Ama Dablam Expedition 1991
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 Canada, Mexico
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-03-13
Summit Date 1991-03-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 24
Termination Date 1991-04-06
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6036m due to bad weather, lack of time
High Point (m) 6036
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(13/03,4600m),ABC(15/03,5427m),C1(19/03,5793m),C2(29/03,6036m),xxx(29/03,6036m)
Route Notes BC at Mingbo High point at C2. Left BC 6th April. Mexicans arrived in Nepal very late, reached BC but did no climbing, says trekking agent. According to American Evan Smith, Mexicans were refused permision to climb by LO as not being on membership list. Deepak here says it was because there was no gear for them. Team climbed mostly if not entirely on Irish and other Americans fixed lines.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453216
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
James Cape M 1952 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Architect Details Other expeditions
Thomas Kirchner M 1940 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Dennis Mosolf M 1952 USA Climber North Bend, Washington Electronics technician Details Other expeditions
Teresa Soucie F 1953 Canada Deputy Leader Seattle, Washington Nurse Details Other expeditions
Paul Thorndike M 1942 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Marine carpenter Details Other expeditions
Gordon Warmouth M 1943 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Marine carpenter Details Other expeditions
Edward P. Willis M 1936 USA Climber San Jose, California Chemist in pharmaceutical company Details Other expeditions
Raul Edgar Barcena Canas M 1968 Canada Climber Mexico City, Mexico Student Details Other expeditions
Alfredo Basilo Ojeda M 1961 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Information analyst Details Other expeditions
Hector Mario Ponce de Leon Gomez M 1966 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Clerk in Canadian Embassy Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD91101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:208 (1992) -
AMAD91101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220803/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Southwest-Ridge-Pre-Monsoon - - -