Baruntse | 2005 W Ridge
A Austria expedition to Baruntse in 2005 via W Ridge, led by Gerhard Pilz. Summit reached on 29th October 2005. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5093 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU05302 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Gerhard Pilz |
| Sponsor | Austrians to Baruntse |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 70th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Mera La->Mera Peak |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-10-25 |
| Summit Date | 2005-10-29 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 2005-10-31 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7152 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(25/10,5510m),C1(27/10,6140m),C2(28/10,6450m),Smt(29/10) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of West Col. Team left C2 at 3:30 am. Weather was perfect and not a lot of wind. After summiting they descended to C1, where they arrived 5:30. Crevasse at 6600m was no problem. They stepped around it on the right. Passek stayed at BC. He never intended to climb mountain. He was reporting on the trip for local media. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458828 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Koelblinger | M | 1954 | Austria | Climber | Traunkirchen, Upper Austria, Austria | Forester | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Pilz | M | 1965 | Austria | Leader | Steeg, Tirol, Austria | Office clerk | Details Other expeditions |
| Dendi Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Siegfried Passek | M | 1964 | Austria | Reporter | Altmuenster, Upper Austria, Austria | Editor | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.