Baruntse | 2007 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 2007 via SE Ridge, led by Michel Vincent. Summit reached on 26th October 2007. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5858
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU07303
Peak ID BARU
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Vincent
Sponsor French Baruntse
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 Belgium
Approach Mera La
Basecamp Date 2007-10-20
Summit Date 2007-10-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2007-10-27
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6850m due to mushroom too difficult
High Point (m) 6850
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
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(20/10,5500m),C1(22/10,6105m),C2(25/10,6350m),xxx(26/10,6850m)
Route Notes High point team left C2 at 5 am on 26 Oct. Weather was good, conditions perfect. They reached high point at noon. They looked at the mushroom and decided that it was too dangerous to climb as the snow seemed too soft to climb and there was no fixed rope. They descended to C1, where they arrived at 4 pm. The next day they descended to Sherpani Col and walked out towards Makalu BC. Laroche and Jespers reached C2 on 25 Oct. Neither of them could sleep, so they descended on 26 Oct to C1 where they waited for others. Group walked out via Tumlingtar. Sherpa: Ritemba Sherpa, 05/08/1970, Yaphu-9, Shankhuwasabha, to 8000m on Everest in 1992, Baruntse 1996 [summit?]
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Glacier Safari Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459557
Year 2007
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Luc De Vriese M 1948 Belgium Climber Aalst, Belgium Retired bank staff member Details Other expeditions
Eric Hintermeier M 1968 France Climber Etampes, Essonne, France Construction company manager Details Other expeditions
Alain Laroche M 1959 France Climber Paris, France Bank officer Details Other expeditions
Philippe (Phil) Jespers M 1940 Belgium Climber Brussels, Belgium University professor Details Other expeditions
Michel Vincent M 1949 France Leader Rochemaure, Ardeche, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ritemba Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.