Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Denmark expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Mads Petersen. Summit reached on 26th October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6222
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU08310
Peak ID BARU
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Denmark
Leaders Mads Petersen
Sponsor Danes 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 Mera La
Basecamp Date 2008-10-23
Summit Date 2008-10-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2008-11-04
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to cold feet
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 Climbed Island Peak
Campsites BC(23/10,5400m),C1(25/10,6100m),xxx(26/10,6400m)
Route Notes On 29 Oct high point team left C1 at 2 am. Weather was clear, but cold. They reached C2 at 3 am. Petersen had very cold feet and decided that he did not want to risk getting frostbite. As they wanted to stay a team they all decided to descend to C1, where they arrived at 3:30 am. In the morning they descended to BC. The reason why they remained at BC for such a long time was that they were waiting for other Arun Trek teams to cross the Amphu Laptsa together. Both members climbed Island Peak. Sherpa: Lhakpa Rangdu, Sotang-6, Solu, 18/11/1967, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X4
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459924
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mads Oefverlind M 1973 Denmark Climber Randers, Denmark Soldier Details Other expeditions
Mads Petersen M 1981 Denmark Leader Aarhus, Denmark Student Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rangdu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Talakharka, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.