Ama Dablam | 1996 NW Ridge (to 5800m)

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via NW Ridge (to 5800m), led by Christopher Comerie. Summit reached on 6th November 1996. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2006
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge (to 5800m)
Route 2 N Face (to 5500m)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Christopher Comerie
Sponsor British Ama Dablam Expedition 1996 Northwest Ridge
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-17
Summit Date 1996-11-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1996-11-14
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5800m due to deep loose snow
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
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(17/10,4688),C1(20/10,5300m),C2(27/10,5550m),xxx(06/11,5800m)
Route Notes BC at west side of lake southwest of Dingboche C1 at North Col of NW Ridge C2 on NW Ridge. From BC climbed grassy spur leading to rocky couloir and then to col on NW Ridge and then up ridge or on north side of it. Stopped on gendarme because of deep loose sugar snow. Had to dig to get to rock in some spots. "We had to tunnel our way." Elsewhere, on north side of ridge, there was a couloir of hard ice. 5 Nov reached gendarme; 6 Nov reached their highest point on it; and 7 Nov decided to abandon it. Cold "pretty intense" since were on northern side and some members got frostnip. Route same as Ed Webster's USA-Canada team in autumn 1994. 11 Nov Hey and Armstrong went route North Face via Japanese 1980 route to 5500m and stopped because avalanching ice chunks, one of which hit Hey on elbow; snow and ice conditions good, but objective danger too great.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Excursions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455270
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge (to 5800m)

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
George Armstrong M 1963 UK Climber Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Veterinary surgeon Details Other expeditions
Mark Alexander Bryan M 1965 UK Climber Hamilton, New Zealand Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Paul Cleary M 1967 UK Exp Doctor Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Christopher G. (Chris) Comerie M 1951 UK Leader East Bridgford, Nottingham, England Builder Details Other expeditions
Ian Hey M 1969 UK Climber Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Shop assistant Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96310 HIGH - - - 175:85 (Jun 1997) -