Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Neil Witts. Summit reached on 2nd November 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3388
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD99312
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Neil Witts
Sponsor	Independent climber on German (Prechtl) permit
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	292
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla (15 Oct)->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1999-10-24
Summit Date	1999-11-02
Summit Time	1015
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	1999-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(24/10,4600m),C1(26/10,5750m),C2(01/11,6300m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes	Witts was entirely independent man on German team led by Markus Prechtl, whose permit he was on. Had own food, gear and Nepali climber Krishna Bahadur Tamang. He went into Khumbu earlier than Germans and summited on the day they arrived at BC. On 2 Nov he and Tamang left C2 for the top at 6:00 am, were on summit at 10:15 am, stayed there 30 minutes and returned to C1 to sleep.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456409
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	25326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99312
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Neil
Last Name	Witts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	-
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	1999-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1015
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	292
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	2438246
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	neil witts
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99312
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Krishna Bahadur (Jeta)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	1999-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1015
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	292
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	2437972
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishna bahadur (jeta) tamang
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Neil Witts	M	1969	UK	Climber	Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.