Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Stampiglia. Summit reached on 6th November 1996. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2009
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD96314
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Stampiglia
Sponsor USA Ama Damlam 96
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 198,199
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-24
Summit Date 1996-11-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1996-11-10
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(24/10,4575m),ABC(29/10,4970m),C1(30/10,5800m),C2(04/11,6000m),C3(05/11,6400m),Smt(06-07/11)
Route Notes No technical problems. Very uneventful, but you have to be a rock climber to do it (Mark to climb this route).
Accidents Stampiglia took time to acclimatize but not seriously
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455270
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Edward M. Palen M 1956 USA Climber Keene, New York Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Mark Stampiglia M 1957 USA Leader Edison, New Jersey Building materials salesman Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.