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Ama Dablam 2002
Climbing Team

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Name
City
State
Significant Climbs
Houck Reed
Naperville
IL
Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Vinson, Aconcagua, Rainier, Denali
Chris Nichols
Reno
NV
Denali, Cho-Oyu, Rainier
Don Morgan
Layton
UT
Volcanoes of Mexico, Rainier, Denali
Scott Hoelscher
Portland
OR
Island Peak, Rainier, Denali
Randolph Luskey
Englewood
CO
Huascaran, Orizaba, Huayna Potosi, Illimani

Itinerary
The team will assemble in Kathmandu and fly to the village of Lukla. From Lukla, they'll trek the famed "Everest Route" through historic Namche, Tengboche and on to Base Camp beneath the sublime west face of Ama Dablam.

After arrival at our 15,000 foot Base Camp, Sherpa and guide staff will head on to establish Camp I. While the team acclimatizes and moves up the pleasant moraines and ridges to Camp I (19,070 feet), guides will fix ropes along the gendarmed rock ridge and cross an area know as the Yellow Tower, leading to Camp II at 19,600 feet. On the way to Camp III at 20,750 feet, superb alpine rock climbing is found on the First Step leading to III. Just before Camp III, ice gullies, a heavily corniced ridge and an ice wall finish off this superb section of the climb. Once ropes have been fixed to 21,500 feet and team members are acclimatized, the summit teams will be organized. The final pitches of the route are on the perfect 50 degree snow and ice face above Camp III. This face tops out right at the summit.