Baruntse | 2002 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 2002 via SE Ridge, led by Pierre Croiset. Summit reached on 26th October 2002. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Pierre Croiset
Sponsor	Atalante Baruntse Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	57th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-10-15
Summit Date	2002-10-26
Summit Time	1045
Summit Days	11
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2002-10-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	400
Total Members	8
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(15/10,5450m),C1(20/10,6150m),C2(24/10,6450m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes	BC at NE corner of lake west of West Col C1 at West Col C2 below SE Ridge. 26th Oct left C2 2:30 am, reached small peak at 9:30 am, top at 10:45 am in clear and windy weather and stayed at top 30-40 minutes; back to BC same day to avoid another night in cold and wind.
Accidents	Kitchen boy pulmonary edema in BC
Achievement	-
Agency	Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457726
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Christine
Last Name	Bailleul
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Occupation	Engineer
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christine bailleul
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Bailleul
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435717
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry bailleul
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Vincent
Last Name	Berjot
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437725
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent berjot
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Damien
Last Name	Chapuis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Airline steward
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436388
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	damien chapuis
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Croiset
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	La Valla-en-Gier, Loire, France
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433531
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre croiset
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32325
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Jacques
Last Name	Flagey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Engineer
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431512
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacques flagey
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Muchart
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Sales engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439153
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre muchart
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Michelle Germaine Marie Ferrieu
Last Name	Quatrini
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne, France
Occupation	Civil servant
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432978
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michelle germaine marie ferrieu quatrini
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	10
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Nawang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32329
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	11
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Nuru Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	Brother of Sonam Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441351
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU02304
Member ID	09
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2002-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	57
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christine Bailleul	F	1963	France	Climber	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Thierry Bailleul	M	1962	France	Climber	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Vincent Berjot	M	1967	France	Climber	Paris, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Damien Chapuis	M	1963	France	Climber	Paris, France	Airline steward	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Croiset	M	1956	France	Leader	La Valla-en-Gier, Loire, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jacques Flagey	M	1950	France	Climber	Paris, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Muchart	M	1971	France	Climber	Paris, France	Sales engineer	Details Other expeditions
Michelle Germaine Marie Ferrieu Quatrini	F	1954	France	Climber	Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne, France	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.