Baruntse | 2002 SE Ridge

A Italy expedition to Baruntse in 2002 via SE Ridge, led by Ivano Bianchi. Summit reached on 16th October 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4136
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU02302
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Ivano Bianchi
Sponsor	Independent team (on Canadian permit)
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	2002-10-12
Summit Date	2002-10-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	6
Termination Date	2002-10-18
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6950m due to deep snow
High Point (m)	6950
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
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	Attempted Mera Peak
Campsites	BC(12/10,5400m),C1(15/10,6140m),xxx(16/10,6950m)
Route Notes	BC near lake and other expedition C1 just across West Col High point at couloir of SE Ridge (with Tauber expedition). On Canadian permit but independent. First went to Mera Peak (no summit, too much snow) and arrived at BC with Canadians but climbed with Tauber expedition. 16 Oct started up towards top from C2 at 5:00 am and caught up with Tauber's team, who had made trail, and reached same high point as Tauber's and turned back with them to BC and their climb finished, Had come to KTM with no fixed goal, went to Thamserku Trekking for suggestions and was added to Canadian's permit. 1 Nov 02 - Canadian's leader Adamson: Italians climbed with them and shared tents, etc. Italians went up from C1 at 6100m on 18 Oct and tried for top alpine style, reached 6900m, but here snow was loose and dangerous and technical difficulty still ahead, but no rope fixed ahead, so they went down to BC same day and left BC 20 Oct.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457716
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Ivano
Last Name	Bianchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Cervinia, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	6950
Summit Date 1	2002-10-16
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	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438764
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivano bianchi
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Armando
Last Name	Merletti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Fraz Montaz, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Natural park staff member in summer, ski lift operator in winter
Leader	False
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)	6950
Summit Date 1	2002-10-16
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	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2437324
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	armando merletti
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ivano Bianchi	M	1970	Italy	Leader	Cervinia, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Armando Merletti	M	1966	Italy	Climber	Fraz Montaz, Aosta, Italy	Natural park staff member in summer, ski lift operator in winter	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.