Monday, September 26, 2011

Ama Dablam Expedition, Oct. 1-31, 2011

Tyson Bradley

Mike Reberg

Steve Gabbert

Kim Wirthlin

Itinerary

Oct. 1, 8:20 pm, Depart SLC
Oct. 3, 9:35 pm, Arrive Kathmandu, Nepal, via LA and Hong Kong
Oct. 5, Fly to Lukla, 2800 Meters
Oct. 6 & 7, Namche Bazar, 3500 M
Oct. 8-12, Trek through Khumbu to village of Lobuche, 5000 M
Oct. 14, Climb Lobuche East, 6,100 M
Oct. 16, Trek to Ama Dablam Base Camp
Oct. 16-25, Climb Ama Dablam, 6,828 M, (22,500')
Oct. 17-19, Camp 1 and Carry to Camp 3
Oct. 20, Move to High Camp
Oct. 21, Attempt Summit
Oct. 22-25, Additional Summit attempt days, if necessary
Oct. 26-30, Trek back to Lukla and RT flight to KTM   
Oct. 31, 7:50 pm, RT to SLC