Baruntse | 2003 SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 2003 via SE Ridge, led by Frank Homburg. Summit reached on 24th October 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU03310
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Frank Homburg
Sponsor	Baruntse Expedition 2003
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	2003-10-24
Summit Date	2003-10-24
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	5
Termination Date	2003-10-29
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5400m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m)	5400
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Island Peak after Baruntse
Campsites	BC(24/10,5400m),xxx
Route Notes	BC at 5400m near lake west of West Col No climbing above BC High point at BC. Arrived at BC in afternoon of 24 Oct and that night started snowfall which went on continously for 48 hours and dumped 70 cms of snow at BC. 27th afternoon 7 Dutch trekkers with about 15 porters coming from Makalu BC (got into trouble between Sherpani Col and West Col and stayed there 2 nights). 2 Germans went up a small hill and saw this big group below West Col moving very slowly and clearly in trouble; Austrians (Gerhard S) went to them with teas while Miss Neidl prepared camp ground for them. From hill (100m high) saw snow conditions ahead not good, snow not settled in. 0 degrees C cold all day and saw avalanching enroute to West Col. 29th waited one day for Amical trekking group to arrive, but it didn't so on 29th Germans left BC. Had been some avalanching on the way to West Col 27th Oct. Decided to abandon climb on 27th because of dangerous snow conditions and not enough time to wait a week for improvement.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458090
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34488
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU03310
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Frank
Last Name	Homburg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Oberau, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Manager of computer network
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2436371
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frank homburg
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34489
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU03310
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Silvia
Last Name	Neidl
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Oberau, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Secretary
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	silvia neidl
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	35
Role	BC Only

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Frank Homburg	M	1963	Germany	Leader	Oberau, Bavaria, Germany	Manager of computer network	Details Other expeditions
Silvia Neidl	F	1968	Germany	Climber	Oberau, Bavaria, Germany	Secretary	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.