Ama Dablam | 1998 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by David Green. Summit reached on 22nd October 1998. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3172
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD98316
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders David Green
Sponsor OTT (Out There Trekking) Ama Dablam Expedition 1998 Autumn
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 264
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Israel, USA
Approach Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 1998-10-12
Summit Date 1998-10-22
Summit Time 0702
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1998-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 4
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(12/10,4650m),ABC(16/10,5500m),C1(20/10,5700m),C3(21/10,6200m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes ABC established on 13 Oct C1 established on 18 Oct. Started at 5:30-6:15 on 22 Oct for summit from C3. Got to ABC [on return]; Green, Sherpas, Benegas came [down] to BC. Another group got to the summit on 22 Oct (Kekus doesn't know which). A Frenchman, a guide from Chamonix, many Spaniards altogether 12-15 were going up on 22nd when they were on the way down.
Accidents 2 ill, 1 hurt ankle
Achievement -
Agency Nepal Myths & Mountain Trails
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456032
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Peter Lane M 1956 UK Climber London, England Retired Details Other expeditions
Damian Benegas M 1968 USA Climber Berkeley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alistair Borett M 1965 UK Climber Loughborough, Leicester, England Production manager Details Other expeditions
Peter B. Fielding M 1964 USA Climber Lombard, Illinois Sales executive of health insurance software company Details Other expeditions
David Green M 1959 UK Leader Caernarvon, Gwynedd, Wales Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ian Lee-Bapty M 1956 UK Climber Farnborough, Hampshire, England Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Kathryn Poyser F 1966 UK Climber Loughborough, Leicester, England Teacher Details Other expeditions
Gdaliahu (Gadi) Shtirmer M 1948 Israel Climber Givatayim, Israel Retired seaman Details Other expeditions
Andrew Davies M 1966 UK Climber London, England Police sergeant Details Other expeditions
Babu Chiri (Babu Tshering) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chhulemu, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Zangmu Lama M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD98316 HIGH - - - 198:35 (May 1999) -