Samuli Mansikka and Tuomas Sovijärvi spent their autumn 2005 scaling two 6000 meter peaks located inside Mount Everest National Park in the valley of Khumbu in Nepal. They first climbed the 6183 meter high Island Peak to acclimitize themselves for alpine style attempt of Ama Dablam's (6856 m.) SW Ridge.
However, Ama Dablam did not let the two reach the summit during their first attempt; The closing weather front and news about unusually thick snowpack above camp III made Samuli and Tuomas retreat to base camp and attempt again with camps I and II fixed the previous time. The guys summitted in cold and cloudy weather on Oct. 20th.
Samuli's and Tuomas' original plan also included nearby Cholatse (6440 m.) for which they had obtained the permit. It was, however left to wait the future trips to the area.

Ama Dablam is often said to be one of, if not the most beautiful mountain in the world. The SW ridge is an exceptionally elegant and interesting route to the summit and as a full scale expedition peak it makes a perfect choice for one's first Himalayan objective.