Baruntse | 2004 SE Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Baruntse in 2004 via SE Ridge, led by Charles Mori. Summit reached on 20th October 2004. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4731 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU04301 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Charles Mori |
| Sponsor | Baruntse 2004 |
| 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 | Germany |
| Approach | Lukla->Mera La |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-10-17 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 3 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 2004-10-23 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6850m due to partner's weakness (Charles was climbing alone) |
| High Point (m) | 6850 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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 | Climbed Island Peak (by 3 members on 26 Oct) |
| Campsites | BC(17/10,5400m),C1(19/10,6100m),xxx(20/10,6850m) |
| Route Notes | BC at lake C1 at top of West Col Highpoint at 6850m at middle of SE Ridge. Felix Engler, Samuel Stettler, Gustav Wuestenmann abandoned climb at West Col. They stayed one night on West Col and descended due to exhaustion. Mori and Peter Hody left C1 at 8:30 on 20 October. Peter Hody turned back at 6600m due to exhaustion. Mori continued to 6850m. He decided to turn back because he was on his own and it was quite late in the day (2 pm). He returned to BC the same day. Team walked out via the Amphu Lapcha. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Journeys |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458453 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Engler | M | 1971 | Switzerland | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Hody | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Mori | M | 1971 | Switzerland | Leader | Zurich, Switzerland | Climbing wall administrator & student | Details Other expeditions |
| Samuel Stettler | M | 1973 | Switzerland | Climber | Thalwil, Zurich, Switzerland | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Gustav Wuestenmann | M | 1966 | Switzerland | Climber | Zurich, Switzerland | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.