Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Jim Williams. Summit reached on 6th December 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3400
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD99403
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1999
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Jim Williams
Sponsor 1999 Professional Mountain Guides (PMG) Ama Dablam Winter Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 306,308
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-11-28
Summit Date 1999-12-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1999-12-12
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 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
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(28/11,4630m),C1(03/12,5850m),C2(04/12,6200m),C3(05/12,6430m),Smt(06,09/12)
Route Notes On 6th Blum and Williams got to 6600m and then Blum got cold toes, so she down and Williams her guide also down with her to C3 while other 2 members and 1 Sherpa to top, the only people to summit that day.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456443
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
Christopher Berry M 1959 USA Climber New York, New York Real estate developer Details Other expeditions
Heidi Jeanne Blum F 1964 USA Climber Montreux, Switzerland Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Duncan Charles Chessell M 1970 Australia Climber Auchen Flower, QLD, Australia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michael George (Mike) Kodas M 1961 USA Climber Hartford, Connecticut Photographer Details Other expeditions
Robert Martin M 1951 USA Climber Stillwater, Minnesota Engineer Details Other expeditions
Anne Lesley Parmenter F 1959 USA Climber East Lyme, Connecticut Assistant athletics director at Connecticut Details Other expeditions
James Malone (Jim) Williams M 1954 USA Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nima Tashi Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD99403 HIGH - - - 212:68 (Jul 2000) -