Ama Dablam Introduction

Ama Dablam is known as one of the most impressive mountains in the world, not for it's altitude, but for it's beauty, aesthetics and the pure exposure encountered high on it's flanks. It's common to encounter high altitude Everest veterans having problems with the technical difficulties encountered on the crux pitches of this climb. Ama Dablam, whose name means Mother and her Necklace, is a beautiful mountain, located almost due south of Mount Everest and Lhotse in the Khumbu region. It stands among many 22,000 to 24,000 foot peaks that surround the high valleys of this region, yet stands out by way of its classic beauty: It is a steep pyramid of ice with vertical walls and sharp, exposed ridges. It is often compared to the Matterhorn, but is 10,000 feet taller. Elevation (feet): 22494