Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Turkey expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Tunc Findik. Summit reached on 25th October 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU08314
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Turkey
Leaders	Tunc Findik
Sponsor	Turk on Baruntse
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	85th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Tangnag->Khare->Mera La->Kangmedigma->Seto Pokhari
Basecamp Date	2008-10-22
Summit Date	2008-10-25
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	3
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2008-10-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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 Mera Peak (19 Oct)
Campsites	BC(22/10,5450m),C1(24/10,6100m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	BC at beside the lake C1 at West Col. Findik and Dawa left C1 at 2 am on 25 Oct. They reached summit at 11 am, stayed on summit for 15 minutes (it was very cold and strong wind), descended to C1 at 1:15 pm; same day to BC at 5 pm. While climbing Findik and Dawa had to shelter in an empty yellow tent in C2 (6300m) for 3 hours due to strong wind and very cold. After sunrise wind condition was eased. The team returned to Kathmandu on 6 Nov and will leave on 9 Nov. Sherpa: Dawa Sherpa, record holder for Everest North BC to South BC in 20 hours 15 min.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Expedition to Himalaya
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459923
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08314
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Tunc
Last Name	Findik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Turkey
Status	Leader
Residence	Ankara, Turkey
Occupation	Alpine guide, guide book author, professional alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2008-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	85
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439262
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tunc findik
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08314
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Loding Tamakhani-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	2008-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	85
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438254
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tunc Findik	M	1972	Turkey	Leader	Ankara, Turkey	Alpine guide, guide book author, professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Loding Tamakhani-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU08314
Reference ID	01
Year	2008
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Findik, Tunc
Title	Altitude 8000
Publisher	Tunc Findik Publications, Istanbul
Publication Date	2014
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
BARU08314	-	Findik, Tunc	Altitude 8000	Tunc Findik Publications, Istanbul	-	-