Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3402
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD99405
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1999
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Alan Kearney
Sponsor -
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-12-01
Summit Date 1999-12-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1999-12-15
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to unstable serac-ice wall
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(01/12,4800m),ABC(04/12,5400m),C1(06/12,5800m),C2(11/12,6000m),xxx(06/12,6700m)
Route Notes High point at bergschrund on West Face. 13 down to C1 and BC 14th because there had been avalanche which started from lower serac-icefall which collapsed just below C3 site on the normal climbing route on 11 Dec and again on 14th. Did not go up mountain again because feared serac-ice wall (known as the lower dablam) was still unstable. Left BC 15 Dec and went up Kalapattar. 6 Dec Cusik fell into bergschrund at 6700m (22,000 ft) and broke his thumb.
Accidents Isherwood bad bronchitis; Cusik broken thumb
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456443
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brendan Thaddeus Cusik M 1974 USA Climber Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide & instructor Details Other expeditions
William F. (Bill) Isherwood M 1941 USA Climber Orinda, California Geophysicist Details Other expeditions
Alan J. Kearney M 1951 USA Leader Bellingham, Washington Photographer Details Other expeditions
Nancy Knoble F 1948 USA Climber Tiburon, California Business consultant Details Other expeditions
William Allan (Bill) McConachie M 1952 USA Climber Livermore, California Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Lareau Olson M 1972 USA Member Renton, Washington National park ranger Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD99405 HIGH - - - 212:68 (Jul 2000) -