.."Ama" means mother and "Dablam" means charm box, and a special pendant worn by elder sherpa women that holds precious items.The mountain has a hanging glacier that resembles a dablam and the two extending ridges are outstretched like a maternal embrance. Ama Dablam is the mountain in the Himalaya range of the eastern Nepal.The main peak is 6,812 m. the lower western peak is 5,563 m. Ama Dablam dominates the eastern sky for any one trekking to mount Everest base camp and may be the most captured peak in the Khumbu region.It was first climbed on 13 March 1961 by Mike Gill (NZ), Barry Bishop (USA), Mike Ward (UK) and Wally Romanes (NZ) via the southwest ridge. Ama Dablam is the third most popular Himalayan peak !
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