Baruntse | 2005 SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 2005 via SE Ridge, led by Martin Ophey. Summit reached on 5th October 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5095
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU05304
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Martin Ophey
Sponsor	International Baruntse Expedition
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	Netherlands
Approach	Lukla->Mera La->Mera Peak
Basecamp Date	2005-10-01
Summit Date	2005-10-05
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	10
Termination Date	2005-10-11
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6000m due to deep snow and avalanche danger
High Point (m)	6000
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/10,5450m),xxx(05/10,6000m)
Route Notes	Team got to just below West Col and decided to turn back due to too much snow and avalanche danger. They walked out and crossed the Amphu Laptsa and Ophey joined Amical Ama Dablam team on 11 Oct. Ophey got as far as 5950m on Ama Dablam (with Amical), but decided to turn back due to big crevasse below C3 (6250m). He did not get there (to see for himself), but was told by Sherpas about the crevasse. He left BC on 16 Oct.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458804
Year	2005
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	38822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU05304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Beenen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Netherlands
Status	Climber
Residence	Nymegen, Germany
Occupation	Physiotherapy lecturer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	2005-10-05
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440167
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul beenen
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU05304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Martin
Last Name	Ophey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation	Physiotherapy lecturer
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)	6000
Summit Date 1	2005-10-05
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440453
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin ophey
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Paul Beenen	M	1974	Netherlands	Climber	Nymegen, Germany	Physiotherapy lecturer	Details Other expeditions
Martin Ophey	M	1975	Germany	Leader	Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Physiotherapy lecturer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6558
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU05304
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Ophey, Martin
Title	Roundtrip Baruntse - Off the Beaten Track
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	62:179-185 (2006)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13377
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU05304
Reference ID	02
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/62/20/expeditions-and-notes-62/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
BARU05304	HJ	Ophey, Martin	Roundtrip Baruntse - Off the Beaten Track	-	62:179-185 (2006)	-
BARU05304	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/62/20/expeditions-and-notes-62/	-	-	-