Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Scott Woolums. Summit reached on 6th November 1996. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2013
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD96317
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Scott Woolums
Sponsor	US Ama Dablam 1996
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	197
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-10-31
Summit Date	1996-11-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	8
Termination Date	1996-11-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
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	Island Peak
Campsites	BC(31/10,4600m),C1(03/11,5800m),C2(04/11,6100m),C3(05/11,6400m),Smt(06/11)
Route Notes	Used already fixed rope and had no problems on the mountain and relations with other teams went generally smoothly.
Accidents	Creatura slight frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Lamjung
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455270
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Field	Value
ID	1142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD96317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Lawrence
Last Name	Creatura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Rochester, New York
Occupation	Investment portfolio manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1996-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	197
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436942
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lawrence creatura
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD96317
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Paula
Last Name	Pogulki
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Manville, New Jersey
Occupation	Landscape maintenance worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435077
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paula pogulki
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Lawrence Creatura	M	1965	USA	Climber	Rochester, New York	Investment portfolio manager	Details Other expeditions
Sean Gaffney	M	1966	USA	Climber	Haines, Alaska	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Neil Morrow	M	1970	USA	Climber	Salem, Oregon	Snowboard manufacturer	Details Other expeditions
Paula Pogulki	F	1960	USA	Climber	Manville, New Jersey	Landscape maintenance worker	Details Other expeditions
Charles Scott Woolums	M	1957	USA	Leader	Hood River, Oregon	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.