Ama Dablam | 1996 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Mark Houston. Summit reached on 15th November 1996. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2011
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD96319
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Mark Houston
Sponsor	96 Ama Dablam
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	206
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	France
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-11-07
Summit Date	1996-11-15
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	11
Termination Date	1996-11-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
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(07/11,4600m),TempABC(10/11,5060m),C1(11/11,5830m),C2(12/11,6050m),C3(13/11,6250m),Smt(15/11)
Route Notes	ABC temp (no permanent camp) - tent moved to C1. On 14 Nov Cosley and Latombe made bid for top and turned back 120 vertical meters below summit because very cold and they returned to C3. On 15th Houston, Cosley and Rowe went to top and back to C3; returned to BC 16th.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Kunga
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455279
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Field	Value
ID	1153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD96319
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Claude
Last Name	Latombe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Stanford, California
Occupation	Professor of computer science
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)	6690
Summit Date 1	1996-11-14
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	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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2430253
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-claude latombe
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kathleen Joyce (Kathy) Cosley	F	1957	USA	Climber	Bishop, California	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Mark J. Houston	M	1956	USA	Leader	Bishop, California	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Claude Latombe	M	1947	France	Climber	Stanford, California	Professor of computer science	Details Other expeditions
Joseph Rowe	M	1947	USA	Climber	Everett, Washington	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.