Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge
A Spain expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Vicente Castro. Summit reached on 6th October 2008. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6115 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU08304 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Vicente Castro |
| Sponsor | Karavaniers Baruntse 2008 |
| 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 | Canada |
| Approach | Mera La |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-09-29 |
| Summit Date | 2008-10-06 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2008-10-09 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6950m due to soft snow, impossible to fix rope |
| High Point (m) | 6950 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(29/09,5300m),C1(03/10,5900m),C2(05/10,6400m),xxx(06/10,6950m) |
| Route Notes | High point team left C2 at 4 am. Weather was misty. It cleared at about 7:30 am. They reached 6950m at about 10 am. They decided to turn back below the "mushroom" as the snow was too soft and they could not put any security in. They thought it was too dangerous and descended to C2. Arrived at 1 pm. On 7 Oct they descended to BC. They walked out via Amphu Laptsa. Dumont reached C1 on 1 Oct. When he was at BC he rang his family and had to go back due to problems. Sherpa: Dawa Tenzing, Thamo, 22 yrs, 21/3/1986, Ever X1 2006, Cho Oyu 2006 & 2007 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Tribes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459904 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Castro Sotos | M | 1973 | Spain | Leader | Montreal, Quebec | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Maurice Chouinard | M | 1959 | Canada | Climber | Latulipe, Quebec | Forest technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Dumont | M | 1964 | Canada | Climber | Montreal, Quebec | Manager of artists' contracts | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Gagne | M | 1980 | Canada | Climber | Chicoutimi, Quebec | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.