Ramtang | 1998 E side on glacier

A USA expedition to Ramtang in 1998 via E side on glacier, led by William Davidson. Summit reached on 29th September 1998. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RAMT98301
Peak ID	RAMT
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E side on glacier
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	William Davidson
Sponsor	American Expedition to Drohmo & Ramtang
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	Biratnagar->Basantapur
Basecamp Date	1998-09-25
Summit Date	1998-09-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	5
Termination Date	1998-09-30
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6200m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	6200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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(25/09,5100m),C1(26/09,5600m),C2(27/09,5800m),C3(28/09,5900m),xxx(29/09,6200m)
Route Notes	BC at Pangpema C1 at Kangchi Glacier C2 at Ramtang Glacier C3 at Ramtang Glacier High point at Ramtang Glacier. 1st went to Lamtang, Scott's BC for Drohmo till 26th talked with Doug Scott and Mear for couple days and decided that Drohmo too much steep rock and required hardware Davidson didn't have. Went to Pangpema for Ramtang attempt. 26 Sept went to Kangchenjunga glacier 27th and 28th up Ramtang Glacier. On 29th Sept scouted mountain to 6200m on Ramtang Glacier and back to Pangpema because frequent snowfall/slept. Next day started for Ghunsa.
Accidents	Nothing serious - finger dislocated on walk in
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Excursions
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454614
Year	1998
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e side on glacier

Members

Field	Value
ID	23179
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMT98301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RAMT
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	William
Last Name	Davidson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Moscow, Idaho
Occupation	Private investor
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)	6200
Summit Date 1	1998-09-29
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433247
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william davidson
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	43615
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAMT98301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RAMT
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Nima Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	1998-09-29
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-2056
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Davidson	M	1955	USA	Leader	Moscow, Idaho	Private investor	Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.