Baruntse | 2007 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2007 via SE Ridge, led by Zachary Poulton. Summit reached on 2nd November 2007. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5859
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU07304
Peak ID BARU
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Zachary Poulton
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Baruntse Expedition 2007
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 75th, 76th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Mera La
Basecamp Date 2007-10-26
Summit Date 2007-11-02
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 7
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2007-11-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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 Climbed Mera Peak
Campsites BC(26/10,5450m),C1(31/10,6100m),C2(01/11,6400m),Smt(02,06/11)
Route Notes 2 Nov summit team left C2 at 4:30. Clear and cold weather with good conditons. Ridge below mushroom was quite hard but in good condition. Mushroom straightforward about 60 degrees. Good views from summit. Everyone apart from Sherpas descended to C2, arrived at 4:30 pm. On 3 Nov everyone descended to BC. Sherpas descended to BC on 2 Nov. On 4 Nov, the 6 Nov summit team left BC again, 5 Nov to C2. On 6 Nov summit team left C2 at 3 am. Good conditions good views. Everyone descended to BC, arrived at 7:30 pm. Michael Green climbed Mera Peak with this group (all members summited). He decided to leave expedition after Mera as he found it quite hard so he decided to go back to Kathmandu. He left expedition on 23 Oct. Sherpas: Sonam Dorje, 18/1/86, Pangboche, Everest 17/5/06, Cho Oyu 1/10/06 Nuru Wangchu, 18/7/72 (2/5/2034), Pangboche, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459564
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gabriel Burton M 1983 UK Climber Brighton, E Sussex, England Structural engineer Details Other expeditions
Andrew Holley M 1977 UK Climber Storrington, W Sussex, England Geological engineer Details Other expeditions
Hugo Paul Hunt M 1953 UK Climber Brighton, E Sussex, England Solicitor Details Other expeditions
Paul Roland Hunt M 1976 UK Climber Plymouth, Devon, England Hydrographic surveyor Details Other expeditions
Zachary Nathan (Zac) Poulton M 1975 UK/Australia Leader Ambleside, Cumbria, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrew Williams M 1977 UK Climber Manchester, England Patent attorney Details Other expeditions
Sonam Dorje Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Michael (Mike) Green M 1963 UK Climber Upper Hulme, Staffordshire, England - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU07304 - - http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/BaruntseNews2007.html - - -