Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Stephen Shrader. Summit reached on 10th November 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3383
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD99307
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Stephen Shrader
Sponsor Mountain Madness Ama Dablam Expedition 1999
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 302
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-10-31
Summit Date 1999-11-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1999-11-13
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 5
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(31/10,4600m),ABC1(03/11,5000m),ABC2(07/11,5500m),C1(08/11,5800m),C2(09/11),Smt(10/11)
Route Notes BC at normal site ABC2 at boulder field and below it C1 on SW Ridge C2 at normal C3 site. Normal C2 had lot of ice making it about impossible to camp there, so put C2 at normal C3 site. "A really good trip with perfect weather."
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Madness
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456417
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Carson Biederman M 1972 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Kobey Connelly M 1970 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christopher Huntington M 1973 USA Climber Westwood, New Jersey Student Details Other expeditions
John Johnson M 1948 USA Climber Sandy, Utah Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Paddy McCarthy M 1966 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Stephen Cory Shrader M 1973 USA Leader Index, Washington Expedition leader, alpine & trekking guide Details Other expeditions
(William) Bradley Singley M 1966 USA Climber Griffin, Georgia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Nunthala, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.