Ama Dablam | 1992 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1992 via SW Ridge, led by David Nettle. Summit reached on 10th April 1992. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1088
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD92101
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Nettle
Sponsor Spring 1992 Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 97th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-03-31
Summit Date 1992-04-10
Summit Time 1630
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1992-04-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(31/03,4900m),C1(04/04,5824m),C2(09/04,6100m),Smt(10/04)
Route Notes BC above Mingbo C1 at normal C1 site C2 at normal C2 site "Red Towers" camp. Made 1st summit attempt on 3 April; reached site of normal C1, snowstorm blew up on 4th and turned back leaving tents at C1 and descended to BC. 8th started up again reoccupied C1. 9th moved everything to C2. 10th to top at 4:30 pm having left camp at 4:30 am; reached C2 at 1:30 am in slow careful descent in clear night with some moonlight but some cold wind; had gotten off the Ama Dablam and below problem area before night fall. Back in BC 11th. Very, very dry - all ice very hard and very technical. This made it technically very exciting - rock all bare and easy to climb. Had only 1 climbing rope; fixed ropes from previous expedition's removed but very unsafe because so much snow and ice had melted. Had only one climbing rope and one for rappels. Fixed ropes from previous expeditions remained but very unsafe because so much snow and ice had melted.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453595
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David (Dave) Nettle M 1957 USA Leader Tahoe City, California Sales manager, mountaineering equipment shop Details Other expeditions
James (Jim) Quirk M 1966 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Salesman, mountaineering equipment shop Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD92101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:210 (1993) -
AMAD92101 AAJ Nettle, David - - 67:210-211 (1993) -
AMAD92101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321004/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam - - -
AMAD92101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321003/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Pre-Monsoon-Ascents-Tragedy-Attempt - - -