Ama Dablam | 1999 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Ama Dablam in 1999 via SW Ridge, led by Sandy Allan. Summit reached on 1st December 1999. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3397
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD99406
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1999
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Sandy Allan
Sponsor Independent party on Todd's permit
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 304
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-11-20
Summit Date 1999-12-01
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 11
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1999-12-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(20/11,4500m),C1(22/11,5700m),C2(30/11,6300m),Smt(01/12)
Route Notes C2 at normal C3 site. Went first to Chhukung to acclimatize. 1st Dec, beautiful day, Allan spent 1:15 hours on top.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456438
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander Roderick (Sandy) Allan M 1955 UK Leader Inverurie, Aberdeen, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Carol Darwin F 1948 UK Climber London, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Robert Figgis M 1966 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Accountant Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.