Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Nick Parks. Summit reached on 5th November 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3389
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Nick Parks
Sponsor	Ama Dablam Expedition 1999
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	297,299
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	New Zealand, Sweden
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-10-28
Summit Date	1999-11-05
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	8
Total Days	11
Termination Date	1999-11-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	6
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(28/10,4500m),ABC(30/10,5700m),C1(04/11,6300m),Smt(05-06/11)
Route Notes	BC at Mingbo C1 at normal C3 site. Both summit parties returned to C1 same days as reached top. Jonsson went to summit from C1 on Nov 5 in 7 hours; all others from C2 in 4 hours at 11:00 am both days. Wilhelmsson reached no higher than 5700m and abandoned climb on Nov 3, left BC that day. Team arrived KTM for climb on 22 Oct, left for Khumbu on 24 Oct to Lukla.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Shiva Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456412
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	25328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Ola
Last Name	Ekberg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Businessman
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	1999-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	297
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	2439035
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ola ekberg
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25329
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Krister
Last Name	Jonsson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Bjurholm, Sweden
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	1999-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	297
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	2438683
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krister jonsson
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Peter C.
Last Name	Mitchell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Reigate, Surrey, England
Occupation	Financial advisor
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	1999-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	299
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	2434900
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter c. mitchell
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25331
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Nicholas Hamilton (Nick)
Last Name	Parks
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Isalt, Rowen, Conway, North Wales
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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	1999-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	297
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	2434905
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nicholas hamilton (nick) parks
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25332
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	John H.
Last Name	Turner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Richmond, Surrey, England
Occupation	Surveyor
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	1999-11-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	299
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	2439268
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john h. turner
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	06
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	John
Last Name	Wilhelmsson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Zermatt, Switzerland
Occupation	Photographer
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)	5700
Summit Date 1	1999-11-03
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	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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2439256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john wilhelmsson
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	07
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Brendon
Last Name	Wolland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Zermatt, Switzerland
Occupation	Screen printer
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	1999-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	297
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	2438094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brendon wolland
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25335
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD99313
Member ID	08
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Tuchhen (Thukten)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Solukhumbu
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	1999-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	297
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	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tuchhen (thukten) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ola Ekberg	M	1971	Sweden	Climber	Stockholm, Sweden	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Krister Jonsson	M	1970	Sweden	Climber	Bjurholm, Sweden	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Peter C. Mitchell	M	1960	UK	Climber	Reigate, Surrey, England	Financial advisor	Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Hamilton (Nick) Parks	M	1960	UK	Leader	Isalt, Rowen, Conway, North Wales	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
John H. Turner	M	1972	UK	Climber	Richmond, Surrey, England	Surveyor	Details Other expeditions
John Wilhelmsson	M	1972	Sweden	Climber	Zermatt, Switzerland	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Brendon Wolland	M	1969	New Zealand	Climber	Zermatt, Switzerland	Screen printer	Details Other expeditions
Tuchhen (Thukten) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.