Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Belgium expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Luc De Vriese. Summit reached on 3rd May 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5949
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU08102
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Luc De Vriese
Sponsor	Independent Belgium on 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	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Chhukung->Island Peak BC->Amphu Lapcha
Basecamp Date	2008-04-27
Summit Date	2008-05-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2008-05-04
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6350m due to unstable weather conditions, blue ice, no fixed ropes above C2
High Point (m)	6350
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	100
Total Members	1
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	Climbed Island Peak (24 April)
Campsites	BC(27/04,5400m),C1(30/04,6150m),C2(01/05,6350m),xxx(03/05,6350m)
Route Notes	Baruntse - Luc De Vriese, Spring 2008 On 1 May De Vriese and Ritemba Sherpa deposited their climbing gear in C2 and descended to C1. Weather condition was unstable, windy, snowfall. There was no other expedition at that time. They saw a big blue ice slope with fresh snow above C2, which De Vriese thought was dangerous and Ritemba too did not like it. It was not possible for two of them to put fixed ropes above C2. On 2 May De Vriese and Ritemba decided to call off the climb. They brought down their deposit from C2 to BC on 3 May. While they were descending they met three other expeditions around that time it could have been helpful to fix the line on the mountain with collective effort. He added that in this case he was not lucky as when De Vriese reached BC the American expedition was ready to move out of BC and as he was ready to move from BC the Danish expedition came in and also he met the Japanese expedition at Mera La going to Baruntse. About the condition of mountain De Vriese said it was much better in October last year. The team returned Kathmandu on 9 May and will leave on 15 May. Fixed rope: 100m on the West Col Sherpas: Ritemba Sherpa, (25-01-2027), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha (he was with De Vriese on Baruntse last October)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459748
Year	2008
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	44720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Luc
Last Name	De Vriese
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Aalst, Belgium
Occupation	Retired banker
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6350
Summit Date 1	2008-05-03
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	2430660
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luc de vriese
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44721
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Ritemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6350
Summit Date 1	2008-05-03
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	2438630
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ritemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Luc De Vriese	M	1948	Belgium	Leader	Aalst, Belgium	Retired banker	Details Other expeditions
Ritemba Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.