Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Peter Gschwendtner. Summit reached on 26th April 2008. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5955
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU08108
Peak ID BARU
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Peter Gschwendtner
Sponsor Swiss Baruntse-Makalu Expedition 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 77th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Kongma->Mumbuk->Chaurikharka
Basecamp Date 2008-04-17
Summit Date 2008-04-26
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 9
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2008-05-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 300
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 Makalu (MAKA-081-25)
Campsites BC(17/04,4700m),ABC(20/04,5100m),C1(23/04,5600m),C2(24/04,6100m),Smt(26/04)
Route Notes Swiss Baruntse-Makalu Expedition 2008 Spring - Peter Gschwendtner On 26 April Alpiger, Gschwendtner, Imstepf, Keller, Volken, Zeiter, Lil (Lila) Bahadur Tamang and Prem Lhakpa Sherpa left C2 at 5:30 am. They reached summit between 10:30-11 am. The members stayed on summit for an hour and descended to C1 between 2 pm to 2:30 pm. Next day all of them descended to BC. Juenemann climbed up to 5000m, but his physical condition was not good enough to climb high. The team returned to Kathmandu on 18 May and will leave on 22 May.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Multi Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route True
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID MAKA08125
Checksum 2459741
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Niklaus Alpiger M 1953 Switzerland Climber Brig, Valais, Switzerland Civil engineer & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter Gschwendtner M 1962 Austria Leader Blitzingen, Valais, Switzerland Hotel manager & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Willi Imstepf M 1955 Switzerland Climber Niedergeslein, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Beatrice Keller F 1965 Switzerland Climber Rothenburg, Lucerne, Switzerland Radiologist Details Other expeditions
Kilian Volken M 1951 Switzerland Climber Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bernhard Zeiter M 1953 Switzerland Climber Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland Construction company owner Details Other expeditions
Lila Bahadur Tamang M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Khaimrang, Sardikhola, Kaski - Details Other expeditions
Prem Lhakpa Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Frank Juenemann M 1956 Switzerland Climber Bettlach, Switzerland Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.