Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Jean-Marc Orieller. Summit reached on 29th September 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6114
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU08303
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Jean-Marc Orieller
Sponsor	Swiss 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	-
Basecamp Date	2008-09-14
Summit Date	2008-09-29
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	15
Total Days	20
Termination Date	2008-10-04
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6850m due to fatigue and bad weather approaching
High Point (m)	6850
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(14/09,5400m),C1(18/09,6150m),C2(21/09,6400m),xxx(29/09,6850m)
Route Notes	High point at 6850m below steep section. On 21 Sept team ascended to C2 and stayed two nights. They were contemplating a summit attack then but were too tired from having to wade up in deep snow to C2. On 23 Sept they descended to BC. After a period of bad weather they ascended from BC to C2 on 28 Sept. It took them from 10 am to 5 pm. On 29 Sept they left C2 at 5 am to go to summit, however, when they arrived at 6850m at 11 am they both felt too tired to carry on. Furthermore, dark clouds were moving in. They descended to C2, arrived at 1 pm. On 30 Sept they descended to BC.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa & Swiss Adventures
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459897
Year	2008
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	45904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Sebastien
Last Name	Mendez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Mongtognier, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Chimney sweep
Leader	False
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)	6850
Summit Date 1	2008-09-29
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2441070
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastien mendez
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45905
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Marc
Last Name	Orieller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Verbier, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Real estate agent
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)	6850
Summit Date 1	2008-09-29
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436993
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-marc orieller
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sebastien Mendez	M	1977	Switzerland	Climber	Mongtognier, Valais, Switzerland	Chimney sweep	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Orieller	M	1965	Switzerland	Leader	Verbier, Valais, Switzerland	Real estate agent	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.