Baruntse | 2000 SE Ridge from E

A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 2000 via SE Ridge from E, led by Goetz Wiegand. Summit reached on 1st May 2000. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3501
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU00101
Peak ID BARU
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Goetz Wiegand
Sponsor Himalaya 2000 - Saxon Himalaya Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-09
Summit Date 2000-05-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7050m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 7050
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Makalu (MAKA-001-02)
Campsites BC(09/04,4800m),C1(11/04,5600m),C2(20/04,6200m),xxx(01/05,7050m)
Route Notes BC at lower Makalu BC ESE of point 6380m Schneider map C1 west of point 6093 and north of Sherpani Col C2 at normal C2 for teams from east High point on SE Ridge. Tried for top on 21 April. Mehnert, Meutzner, Wiegand and Zill reached 7000m, but route very difficult and snow and wind drove back to C2. 1st May same people tried for top, got to 7050m and again same bad weather so abandoned Baruntse on 2 May for Makalu while others left 8 May. Never returned to Baruntse after death of Mehnert [on Makalu] and weather not really much better than before. [Hartung and Augermann only attempted Baruntse, then departed with a trekking group.]
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID MAKA00102
Checksum 2456816
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge from e

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Elisabeth Eulerich F 1968 Germany Exp Doctor Dresden, Saxony, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Bernd Mehnert M 1966 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Frank Udo Meutzner M 1965 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Thomas Tuerpe M 1961 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Cameraman, photographer Details Other expeditions
Goetz Wiegand M 1959 Germany Leader Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Olaf Zill M 1966 Germany Climber Basel, Switzerland Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Werner Augermann M 1950 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Ray Hartung M 1962 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Clerk Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.