Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Brooke Barnes. Summit reached on 22nd September 2008. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6113
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU08302
Peak ID BARU
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Brooke Barnes
Sponsor Independent team on Everest
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->Mera La
Basecamp Date 2008-09-18
Summit Date 2008-09-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2008-09-29
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to concerns by Booker being too difficult
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(18/09,5100m),C1(20/09,5790m),C2(22/09,6700m),xxx(22/09,6700m)
Route Notes C1 at West Col. Team left C2 on 22 Sept at 9 am. Weather was cloudy, snow was deep. They had to cross two crevasses. They arrived at C2 at 2 pm. They stayed there for five nights. The weather was very bad (snowfall and clouds) and they did not move for the whole time. On 27 Sept the weather cleared and team set out to go for summit, but Booker did not think the conditions were within her abilities and she got scared. Barnes, as her guide, turned back with her and so did Nima and Dawa. They descended to BC. Rested there on 28 Sept and camped below Amphu Laptsa on 29 Sept. They crossed pass on 30 Sept. Sherpas: Nima Sherpa, Taksindu VDC, Solu, 1989 Dawa Tenzing, Khumjung VDC, Khumbu, 1987
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Tribes Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459890
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brooke Ann Barnes F 1968 USA Leader Bend, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wendy Lob Booker F 1954 USA Climber Beverly Farms, Massachusetts Motivational speaker Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.