Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft).

Mahalangur Himal · Sagarmatha Zone · Nepal · 6,814 m

About Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam is a 6,814-metre peak in Nepal’s Mahalangur Himal–Khumbu section of the Himalaya. Its first successful ascent was made on 13 March 1961 by Mike Gill, Barry Bishop, Mike Ward, and Wally Romanes via the Southwest Ridge (normal route).

Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft). The name Ama Dablam literally means 'mother's charm box' in the Sherpa language; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women.

Documented mountaineering milestones

1961 — First ascent via the Southwest Ridge: Mike Gill, Barry Bishop, Mike Ward, and Wally Romanes
1985 — First ascent of the Lagunak Ridge (South Ridge), finishing on the Southwest Ridge: Hooman Aprin, Randy Harrington, and Martin Zabaleta
2001 — First ascent of the Northwest Ridge: Jules Cartwright and Rich Cross

Routes and approaches

A documented approach to Ama Dablam’s Northwest Ridge began from Pangboche, continued via the normal Ama Dablam Base Camp, and then turned north toward the ridge.

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Sources and provenance

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Page reviewed 2026-08-17.