Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Guy Cotter. Summit reached on 29th October 1996. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2008
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96309
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Guy Cotter
Sponsor Bergfuhrer Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 192
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-15
Summit Date 1996-10-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 14
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1996-11-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 1
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(15/10,4500m),C1(17/10,5600m),C2(28/10,6200m),Smt(29/10)
Route Notes Skipped normal C2 and camped at C3 site instead because C1 was high enough to be able to go straight through.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455262
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mathew Buchan M 1969 UK Climber Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia Lighting technician Details Other expeditions
Edmund Guy Cotter M 1962 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kelly R. Lewis F 1963 USA Climber Coronado, California Advertising executive Details Other expeditions
Robert Lewis Stevens M 1955 USA Climber Turlock, California Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96309 HIGH - - - 175:86 (Jun 1997) -