Baruntse | 2003 SE Ridge

A Latvia expedition to Baruntse in 2003 via SE Ridge, led by Aigars Prieditis. Summit reached on 6th October 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4434
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU03301
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Latvia
Leaders	Aigars Prieditis
Sponsor	Independent climber
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	2003-10-03
Summit Date	2003-10-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	5
Termination Date	2003-10-08
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m due to faulty (tight) boots and acclimatization difficulties
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(03/10,5400m),C1(06/10,6100m),xxx(06/10,6100m)
Route Notes	BC at 5400m at lake west of West Col C1 at 6100m very near West Col xxx at C1. Prieditis went to BC with Austro-Belgium Baruntse expedition and climbed to C1 with them, slept there one night only and immediately left C1 and abandoned climb. Berkowitsch said Prieditis not well acclimatized; Poudel explained his boots were much too tight so he could not climb in them.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458072
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34467
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU03301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Aigars
Last Name	Prieditis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Latvia
Status	Leader
Residence	Riga, Latvia
Occupation	Commercial director
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2003-10-06
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2436345
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	aigars prieditis
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Aigars Prieditis	M	1963	Latvia	Leader	Riga, Latvia	Commercial director	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.