Baruntse | 2004 S Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 2004 via S Ridge, led by Dominique Ripoll. Summit reached on 30th October 2004. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4791
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Dominique Ripoll
Sponsor	Baruntse 2004 Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	66th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Belgium
Approach	Lukla->Pangkongma->Tangnag->Khare
Basecamp Date	2004-10-22
Summit Date	2004-10-30
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	8
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2004-11-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	100
Total Members	9
Summit Members	3
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(22/10,5400m),C1(24/10,6100m),Smt(30/10)
Route Notes	BC at usual camp site C1 at West Col C2 at flat place before the ridge. Oct 30: Aubertin, Francois and Plenier left C2 at 06:00 hours, summited at 12:00 hours, BC at 17:00 hours. Nov 02: Second team attempt - Gentil, Miss Grepillat, Miss Millet and Ripoll climbed up to C1 on 02. But due to high wind, returned back to BC on 03. Geraldine Grepillat climbed up to C1 and gave up. The summit day weather was good. Little windy and summit was cloudy. There were no other expeditions on that day. The expedition returned to KTM on Nov 10 and will leave on 12th.
Accidents	Candelier got altitude sickness (headache, not severe, but decided to leave); left BC on 23rd, arrived KTM on 30th
Achievement	-
Agency	Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458463
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Luc
Last Name	Aubertin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Contamines-Montjoie, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2004-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	66
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	2437651
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luc aubertin
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Franck Francis Jean
Last Name	Candelier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Pietrosella, Corsica, France
Occupation	Car salesman
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2436634
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franck francis jean candelier
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	40
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	36762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Vanessa
Last Name	Francois
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Le Fayet, France
Occupation	Nurse
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	2004-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	66
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	2439370
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vanessa francois
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Fabrice
Last Name	Gentil
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Occupation	Firefighter
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2004-11-02
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437947
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fabrice gentil
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36764
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Geraldine
Last Name	Grepillat
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Nurse
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)	6100
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	Twin sister of Monique Grepillat
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2435523
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	geraldine grepillat
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Monique
Last Name	Grepillat
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Bassens, Gironde, France
Occupation	Nurse
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2004-11-02
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	Twin sister of Geraldine Grepillat
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435523
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	monique grepillat
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Dominique
Last Name	Millet
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Bassens, Gironde, France
Occupation	Book saleswoman
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2004-11-02
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434129
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dominique millet
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Franck
Last Name	Plenier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2004-10-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	66
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	2440295
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franck plenier
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36768
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU04303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Dominique
Last Name	Ripoll
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	St. Gervais, Haute-Savoie, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2004-11-02
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433116
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dominique ripoll
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Luc Aubertin	M	1967	France	Climber	Les Contamines-Montjoie, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Franck Francis Jean Candelier	M	1964	France	Climber	Pietrosella, Corsica, France	Car salesman	Details Other expeditions
Vanessa Francois	F	1972	Belgium	Climber	Le Fayet, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Fabrice Gentil	M	1968	France	Climber	Ajaccio, Corsica, France	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Geraldine Grepillat	F	1961	France	Climber	Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Monique Grepillat	F	1961	France	Climber	Bassens, Gironde, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Dominique Millet	F	1957	France	Climber	Bassens, Gironde, France	Book saleswoman	Details Other expeditions
Franck Plenier	M	1974	France	Climber	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dominique Ripoll	M	1955	France	Leader	St. Gervais, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.