Nuptse | 1999 Khumbu Icefall

A USA expedition to Nuptse in 1999 via Khumbu Icefall, led by Scott Hamilton. Summit reached on 12th May 1999. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Khumbu Icefall
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Scott Hamilton
Sponsor	Everest Extreme Expedition
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	Lukla->Namche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date	1999-05-08
Summit Date	1999-05-12
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	12
Termination Date	1999-05-20
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Only to 6000m due to research objectives
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(08/05,5350m),C1(12/05,6000m),xxx(12/05,6000m)
Route Notes	Research on circulatory system. Purpose of expedition to go no higher than 6000m. Williams did not go higher because he had no partner. Athans and the rest of the group he was supposed to go with had already climbed.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Holidays
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454660
Year	1999
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	khumbu icefall

Members

Field	Value
ID	25149
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Kenneth Mark (Ken)
Last Name	Kamler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Jamaica, New York
Occupation	Physician
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1999-05-12
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2430381
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenneth mark (ken) kamler
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Scott W.
Last Name	Hamilton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Investment counselor
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1999-05-12
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott w. hamilton
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Macedonia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bethesda, Maryland
Occupation	Physician
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436083
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian macedonia
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25151
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Satava III
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Fort Collins, Colorado
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1999-05-12
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2439331
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard satava iii
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	25152
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	NUPT
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	James Malone (Jim)
Last Name	Williams
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1999-05-12
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432910
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james malone (jim) williams
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenneth Mark (Ken) Kamler	M	1947	USA	Exp Doctor	Jamaica, New York	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Scott W. Hamilton	M	1954	USA	Leader	New York, New York	Investment counselor	Details Other expeditions
Christian Macedonia	M	1963	USA	Climber	Bethesda, Maryland	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Richard Satava III	M	1972	USA	BC Manager	Fort Collins, Colorado	Architect	Details Other expeditions
James Malone (Jim) Williams	M	1954	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hamilton, Scott
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	74:365-366 (2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10779
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NUPT99102
Reference ID	02
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200036500/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Himal-Medical-Research-at-High-Altitude
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NUPT99102	AAJ	Hamilton, Scott	-	-	74:365-366 (2000)	-
NUPT99102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200036500/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Himal-Medical-Research-at-High-Altitude	-	-	-