Baruntse | 2001 NW Face-N Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2001 via NW Face-N Ridge, led by Rick Allen. Summit reached on 31st October 2001. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU01303
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Face-N Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Rick Allen
Sponsor	Scottish Baruntse 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	Lukla->Chhukung->Imja Glacier
Basecamp Date	2001-10-25
Summit Date	2001-10-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2001-11-02
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6000m due to stonefall
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	-
Campsites	BC(25/10,5300m),ABC(29/10,5280m),Biv(30/10,5640m),xxx(31/10,6000m)
Route Notes	BC at 5300m on Amphu south of Imja Glacier ABC on 29 Oct on glacier northeast of point 5680 Biv at 5640m in bergschrund High point at NW Face. "Significant stonefall" bombarding them on 31st and retreated and climbs finished and back to BC same day, 1 Nov.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	High Country Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457365
Year	2001
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw face-n ridge

Field	Value
ID	30646
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU01303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Richard Frank (Rick)
Last Name	Allen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation	Health and safety advisor in Kazakhstan
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	2001-10-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1954-2021) Died 25 July 2021 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433117
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard frank (rick) allen
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard Frank (Rick) Allen	M	1954	UK	Leader	Aberdeen, Scotland	Health and safety advisor in Kazakhstan	Details Other expeditions
Scott Muir	M	1976	UK	Climber	Muthill, Perth, Scotland	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.