Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Pierre Le Blanc. Summit reached on 28th October 2008. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6178
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU08307
Peak ID BARU
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Pierre Le Blanc
Sponsor Baruntse 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 86th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Zatra La->Mera La
Basecamp Date 2008-10-19
Summit Date 2008-10-28
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2008-10-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
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(19/10,5450m),C1(22/10,6150m),C2(25/10,6450m),Smt(28/10)
Route Notes Summit team left C2 on 28 Oct at 4 am. Weather good, snow conditions excellent. Ridge very narrow. There was already a fixed rope from previous expeditions. Mushroom at 7000m was also fixed and not too difficult. Good views from summit. Team left summit at 1:30 pm and descended to C2, where they arrived at 4 pm. On 29 Oct they dismantled C2 and C1 and descended to BC. They walked out via Amphu Laptsa. Druilhe reached C1 on 25 Oct and 27 Oct, but he never stayed the night. He did not carry on due to breathing problems and problems with altitude.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Glacier Safari Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459926
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Guillaume Dageville M 1979 France Climber Plaisance du Touch, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Francis Druilhe M 1955 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer, manager in aircraft manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Rene Fayard M 1972 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean Hamelin M 1975 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Frederic Lahitette M 1966 France Climber Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Pierre Le Blanc M 1958 France Leader Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.