Baruntse | 2001 SE Ridge (never reached)
A Spain expedition to Baruntse in 2001 via SE Ridge (never reached), led by David Alday, Francisco Bolsa. Summit reached on 8th October 2001. 19 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3897 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU01308 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge (never reached) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | David Alday, Francisco Bolsa |
| Sponsor | Expedicio A.E. Granollers/Vasco-Asturiana Baruntse 2001 |
| 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 | 2001-10-02 |
| Summit Date | 2001-10-08 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 2001-10-14 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6155m due to avalanche accident |
| High Point (m) | 6155 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 100 |
| Total Members | 19 |
| 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(02/10,5400m),xxx(08-09/10,6155m) |
| Route Notes | BC near lake of Hongu Glacier High point at West Col. Two Spanish teams, one Catalan and one Basque, met in Kathmandu for first time. They decided to climb together and they combined their efforts and became one expedition. Avalanche accident occured on west side of West Col on 9 Oct on way to take loads to C1 site; accident when trying to fix rope - were entering couloir diagonally; rope fixed on 9th to 6100m by Basque party but end of rope at Col brought them to crevasses ahead so now on 9th new line taken. Col reached by Chavaris on 8th, on 9th Col reached by Garcia, Maldonaldo, Puigpinol, Rocias, Sanchez, Coto, Cubillas, Rubio, Garcia and Sanchez. Avalanche while Coto leading effort to make diagonal line to Col after 8-man party had gone to Col and seen route ahead not good (crevasses). Coto's right leg broken, pelvis slightly broken, arm dislocated at elbow, ribs pressed against a lung making impossible to breathe well, 2 kidneys required dialysis for 3 days in KTM hospital. Rubio cuts and bruises and bruises and leg cut and bruised also; avalanche was was snow but fall in rocks. Coto fell 300m, Garcia 250m and Sanchez 90m but not hurt on snow slope. Helicopter evacuated Coto and Rudio from glacier between BC and Col at 5700m and climb finished. |
| Accidents | Coto and Rudio injured in avalanche and evacuated by helicopter |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Parbat Kailash Adventures Treks |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457342 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge (never reached) |
Members
19 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Alday Irure | M | 1973 | Spain | Leader | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Environmental projects manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Oscar Chavaris Garcia | M | 1972 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Barman | Details Other expeditions |
| Eloy Coto Calleja | M | 1955 | Spain | Climber | Pola de Laviana, Asturias, Spain | Coal miner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jesus Claudio (Chus) Cubillas Garcia | M | 1960 | Spain | Climber | Gijon, Asturias, Spain | Alpine rescuer | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Isabel (Maribel) Diaz Barrio | F | 1970 | Spain | Climber | Iurreta, Vizcaya, Spain | School teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jesus Angel Garcia Herrero | M | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Building designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nancy Goiketxea Salgueiro | F | 1969 | Spain | Exp Doctor | San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Physician (internal medicine) | Details Other expeditions |
| Jorge Joaquin (Gorka) Novella Ispizua | M | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Runs a mountain equipment shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Eva Perez Aldonza | F | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Technical overseer | Details Other expeditions |
| Luis Rubio Serralles | M | 1950 | Spain | Climber | Gijon, Asturias, Spain | Coal miner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Maria Sanchez Segura | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Flight attendant | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco Bolsa Gonzalvo | M | 1951 | Spain | Leader | Granollers, Catalonia, Spain | Motor vehicle technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Javier Cuesta Grande | M | 1972 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Factory worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Victor Garcia Gallego | M | 1973 | Spain | climber | Granollers, Catalonia, Spain | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Maldonaldo Marin | M | 1965 | Spain | Climber | Granollers, Catalonia, Spain | Bus driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco (Kiko) Murillo del Peral | M | 1972 | Spain | Climber | Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Spain | Drugstore salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose (Pep) Puigpinol Gomez | M | 1972 | Spain | Climber | Sentmenat, Barcelona, Spain | Construction worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcal Rocias Palau | M | 1976 | Spain | Climber | Granollers, Catalonia, Spain | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco Sanchez Mata | M | 1976 | Spain | Climber | Les Franquers, Catalonia, Spain | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.