Ama Dablam | 1997 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 20th October 1997. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2429
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
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 1997
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	221-223,225,228
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Mexico, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-10-17
Summit Date	1997-10-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	15
Summit Members	11
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(17/10,4600m),C1(18/10,5800m),C2(19/10,6300m),Smt(20,22-23,30-31/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	Nothing serious; one member put his weight on a rope that broke and landed unharmed in snow drift
Achievement	1st Latvian summiter [:)] (Lapkass is Latvian as well as American)
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455664
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	1275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Jen-Tseh
Last Name	Chang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Occupation	College mathematics teacher
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	1997-10-23
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	223
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434008
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jen-tseh chang
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1276
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Yuri
Last Name	Contreras Cedi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Mexico
Status	Climber
Residence	Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Orthopedic surgeon
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	1997-10-23
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	223
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436228
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuri contreras cedi
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1277
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	William
Last Name	Grey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Tweedbank, Galashiels, Scotland
Occupation	Nurse
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	2430761
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william grey
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1278
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Edward M. (Bear)
Last Name	Grylls
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Army officer
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	1997-10-30
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	225
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward m. (bear) grylls
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1279
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Ginette Lesley
Last Name	Harrison
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Monson, Massachusetts
Occupation	Physician
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	1997-10-20
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	221
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	(1958-1999) Died 24 Oct 1999 on Dhaulagiri I from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434159
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ginette lesley harrison
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1280
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Scientist
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	1997-10-30
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	225
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434553
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard jones
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1281
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Lambert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Kent Town, SA, Australia
Occupation	Computer consultant
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	1997-10-30
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	225
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433661
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david lambert
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1282
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	09
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Andrew Atis (Andy)
Last Name	Lapkass
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Snowmass Village, Colorado
Occupation	Physician's assistant
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	1997-10-22
Summit Date 2	1997-10-30
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	222
Ascent 2	225
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	Summited twice (second time from BC)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434149
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew atis (andy) lapkass
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	10
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Roddy
Last Name	Maclennan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Chinyford, London, England
Occupation	Business consultant
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	1997-10-31
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	228
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roddy maclennan
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1284
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	11
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	George David
Last Name	Mellor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Freeport, Bahamas
Occupation	Entrepreneur
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	2428521
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george david mellor
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	12
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Myles
Last Name	Perry
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Woldingham, Surrey, England
Occupation	Geography student
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	2440106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	myles perry
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1286
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	13
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Gary Scott
Last Name	Pfisterer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Monson, Massachusetts
Occupation	Attorney (retired)
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	1997-10-20
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	221
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gary scott pfisterer
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1287
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	14
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Anthony Victor (Vic)
Last Name	Saunders
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Alyth, Tayside, Scotland
Occupation	Alpine guide & architect
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	1997-10-23
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	223
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431226
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony victor (vic) saunders
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1288
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Henry Barclay
Last Name	Todd
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Expedition organizer & leader
Leader	True
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	(1945-2025) Died 3 Nov 2024 in Kathmandu from stroke
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429432
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	henry barclay todd
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	1289
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	15
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Mark H.
Last Name	Winkworth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Durango, Colorado
Occupation	Events organizer
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	1997-10-30
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	225
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437818
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark h. winkworth
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1290
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD97310
Member ID	16
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	1997-10-23
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	223
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	Brother of Lhakpa Wangchu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441039
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang dawa (pa dawa, pando) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

16 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jen-Tseh Chang	M	1957	UK	Climber	Stillwater, Oklahoma	College mathematics teacher	Details Other expeditions
Yuri Contreras Cedi	M	1963	Mexico	Climber	Mexico City, Mexico	Orthopedic surgeon	Details Other expeditions
William Grey	M	1948	UK	Climber	Tweedbank, Galashiels, Scotland	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Edward M. (Bear) Grylls	M	1974	UK	Climber	London, England	Army officer	Details Other expeditions
Ginette Lesley Harrison	F	1958	UK	Climber	Monson, Massachusetts	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Richard Jones	M	1959	UK	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Scientist	Details Other expeditions
David Lambert	M	1956	UK	Climber	Kent Town, SA, Australia	Computer consultant	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Atis (Andy) Lapkass	M	1958	USA	Climber	Snowmass Village, Colorado	Physician's assistant	Details Other expeditions
Roddy Maclennan	M	1947	UK	Climber	Chinyford, London, England	Business consultant	Details Other expeditions
George David Mellor	M	1942	UK	Climber	Freeport, Bahamas	Entrepreneur	Details Other expeditions
Myles Perry	M	1974	UK	Climber	Woldingham, Surrey, England	Geography student	Details Other expeditions
Gary Scott Pfisterer	M	1952	USA	Climber	Monson, Massachusetts	Attorney (retired)	Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders	M	1950	UK	Climber	Alyth, Tayside, Scotland	Alpine guide & architect	Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd	M	1945	UK	Leader	Edinburgh, Scotland	Expedition organizer & leader	Details Other expeditions
Mark H. Winkworth	M	1968	USA	Climber	Durango, Colorado	Events organizer	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.