Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 19th October 1998. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3163
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD98307
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
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
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 258,261,277,278
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-10-15
Summit Date 1998-10-19
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 4
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1998-11-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 18
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(15/10,4500m),C1(16/10,5800m),C3(18/10,6400m),Smt(19,21,27-28/10)
Route Notes Were a little later than the crowd and no problems. Things "went very easily." Cut out big place for C3 ("we were prepared to work"). Summiters of 19th Oct had been on Cho Oyu and thus were well acclimatized.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456029
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Steven Cochran M 1959 USA Climber Santa Rosa, California Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
John Thomas Culberson M 1961 USA Climber Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bruce S. Deming M 1956 USA Climber Arlington, Virginia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Brant Edward Didden M 1970 USA Climber Malibu, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stuart Alexander (Stu) Findlay M 1961 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Climber on oil rig Details Other expeditions
Derek Gentry M 1978 USA Climber Pisgah Forest, North Carolina Student Details Other expeditions
Shawn Alexander Gentry M 1960 USA Climber Todd, North Carolina Builder Details Other expeditions
Nicholas J. (Nick) Gubser M 1938 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Property manager Details Other expeditions
Theodore N. (Ted) Handwerk M 1955 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Helga Hengge F 1966 Germany Climber New York, New York Vogue magazine fashion editor Details Other expeditions
Andrew Atis (Andy) Lapkass M 1958 USA Deputy Leader Breckenridge, Colorado Alpine guide, physician's assistant & carpenter Details Other expeditions
Tia Matza F 1970 USA Climber Malibu, California Personal fitness trainer Details Other expeditions
Robert (Bob) Mayer M 1962 USA Climber Silverthorne, Colorado Nurse Details Other expeditions
Laura T. Medina F 1963 USA Climber Edwards, Colorado Physician Details Other expeditions
Eric Osborne M 1977 USA Climber Jefferson, North Carolina Cook Details Other expeditions
Daniel George Snyder M 1967 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Joe Steinmetz M 1970 USA Climber Roseville, California Designer of computer chips Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Leader Edinburgh, Scotland Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98307 HIGH - - - 198:35 (May 1999) -