Ama Dablam | 1991 NE Face (to 6000m)
A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1991 via NE Face (to 6000m), led by David Breashears. Summit reached on 1st May 1991. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 750 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD91105 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face (to 6000m) |
| Route 2 | SW Ridge (to 6600m) |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | David Breashears |
| Sponsor | 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 | France, Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-04-16 |
| Summit Date | 1991-05-01 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 15 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 1991-05-03 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6600m due to lateness in the day and member's exhaustion |
| High Point (m) | 6600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 | NE-Face.BC(16/04,5087m),xxx(21/04,6000m); SW-Ridge.BC(27/04,4500m),C1(30/04,5950m),xxx(01/05,6600m) |
| Route Notes | 1st BC at base of North Ridge at point 5087m on National Geographic map 2nd BC at Mingbo SW Ridge High point on West Face via SW Ridge by all 4 members. Climbed on the lower part of NE Face 1000m and put in fixed ropes. Then decided seracs had grown since Kennedy and Buhler had been there 1985 and were now too dangerous. So 21 and 23 April decided to abandon route and ask permission to change to SW Ridge. Took down ropes and on 26th April turned around to Mingbo which reached 27th. 30th started up and reached 5950m. 1st May to 6600m at 3:30 pm; couldn't get back to camp if to top that afternoon and clouds building so back to C1 at 8:00 pm. Now very tired and had gotten very high and decided to abandon climb and down to BC on 2nd. Left BC 3rd. Filmed to high point (by David despite illness). |
| Accidents | Breashears hepatitis |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Travel |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453249 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face (to 6000m) |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Finlay Breashears | M | 1955 | USA | Leader | Newton, Massachusetts | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Laurence Gouault | F | 1963 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Assistant manager of mountaineering-equipment shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie Hiroz | F | 1953 | Switzerland | Climber | Verbier, Valais, Switzerland | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Langley Shea | M | 1944 | USA | Climber | Jackson, Wyoming | Shopkeeper, outdoor sports equipment | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD91105 | AAJ | Breashears, David | - | - | 66:208-209 (1992) | - |
| AMAD91105 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220805/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-northeast-Face-and-Southwest-Ridge-Attempts | - | - | - |