Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 29th October 1996. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1996
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96311
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Henry Todd
Sponsor Himalayan Guides Ama Dablam Expedition 1996
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 193,195,201
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada, New Zealand, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-19
Summit Date 1996-10-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1996-10-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 17
Summit Members 16
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(19/10,4500m),C1(23/10,5800m),C2(28/10,6400m),Smt(29/10,04,09/11)
Route Notes No problems with route and smooth relations with other teams after dispute over use of various expeditions (especially Italians and English Canadians) ropes was solved by cash payments.
Accidents Walker cerebral edema on 31 Oct, went to Pangboche and up to top
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455262
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pauline Cooney F 1964 UK Climber Kathmandu Operations manager of river-rafting company Details Other expeditions
John Hamilton M 1967 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Colombia Physician Details Other expeditions
Kieron Mackenzie M 1960 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Alpine goods shop owner Details Other expeditions
Scott Thomas Markey M 1966 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Colombia Physician Details Other expeditions
C. A. G. (Gus) Morton M 1950 UK Climber Rameldange, Luxembourg Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Roy Orwin M 1972 UK Climber Salford, Gtr. Manchester, England Oil company administrator Details Other expeditions
Ian E. Roberts M 1964 UK Climber Kathmandu Trekking company operations manager Details Other expeditions
Alan Paul Ropp M 1955 USA Climber Cincinnati, Ohio Stage hand & health club staff member Details Other expeditions
Philip Sanderson M 1966 UK Climber Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Margaret (Marg) Saul F 1952 Canada Climber Calgary, Alberta Fund raiser Details Other expeditions
Larry Smith M 1971 USA Climber Indianapolis, Indiana Medical student Details Other expeditions
Helen Erika Sovdat F 1959 Canada Climber Canmore, Alberta Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jeremy Such M 1966 UK Climber Kendal, Cumbria, England Citizen advice consultant Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Leader Edinburgh, Scotland Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions
Patrick J. Kenny M 1964 USA Climber Snowbird, Utah Ski patroller & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jason G. Walker M 1975 USA Climber Durango, Colorado Student Details Other expeditions
Karen McNeill F 1969 New Zealand Climber Canmore, Alberta Construction worker Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD96311 CAJ McNeill, Karen Grab and Go on Ama Dablam - 80:25-26 (1997) -