Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Christopher Walker. Summit reached on 2nd November 2008. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6228
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Christopher Walker
Sponsor	Adventure Peaks Baruntse Expedition 2008
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	89-90th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Denmark
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2008-10-25
Summit Date	2008-11-02
Summit Time	0820
Summit Days	8
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2008-11-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	3
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(25/10,5400m),C1(29/10,6100m),C2(30/10,6400m),Smt(02-03/11)
Route Notes	Approach: Poyam, Pangkongma, Na Shing, Dingma, Chalen Kharka, Chumbu Kharka, Khote, Tangnag, Khare, Kanadim, Pach Pokhari On 2 Nov Quine and Phur Temba left C2 at 2:30 am, reached summit at 8:20 am, stayed on summit for 5 minutes, then descended to C2 at 10:30 am, slept in C2. The weather was very cold and windy. On 3 Nov, Riley, Starkie, Vanshardt, Walker, Walkington, Phurba Wangchu, Pasang left C2 at 2:30 am, reached summit between 9-10 am, stayed on summit for 10 minutes, descended to C2 between 12 noon-2 pm. Walkington had to turn around from South Summit (about 7000m) due to exhaustion. The weather was good, cold and light wind. The mountain was in excellent condition. Next day all members and Sherpas descended to BC. Dvid Jakulis had altitude problem on 3 Nov above C2, descended to C2. David Potter did not show up, was suppose to join in Lukla from trek. Michael Ryan evacuated from Nashing by helicopter on 16 Oct, due to kidney stone problem; he left Kathmandu some days later. Thus not to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 11 Nov and will leave on 13 Nov. Sherpas: Phur Temba Sherpa, 5/1/79 (21/09/2035), Makalu-5 Phurba Wangchu, 5/12/75 (19/08/2032), Waku-9, Solu (Everest summiter) Pasang Sherpa, 20/2/83 (08/11/2039), Balakharka, Makalu-4, Ever X3, Cho Oyu X1 Pemba Rinjin Sherpa, 1/1/65, Tashigaon, Makalu-5, Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459931
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Jakulis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Rugby, Warwick, England
Occupation	Civil servant
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2008-11-03
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2441787
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david jakulis
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Tracey
Last Name	Quine
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Rugby, Warwick, England
Occupation	Medical physicist
Leader	False
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	2008-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0820
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	89
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	2440351
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tracey quine
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Philip
Last Name	Riley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Aughton, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Real estate agent
Leader	False
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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0820
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	2432811
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philip riley
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Philip
Last Name	Starkie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Pilling, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	2434382
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philip starkie
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	06
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Morten
Last Name	Vanshardt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Denmark
Status	Climber
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation	Office clerk
Leader	False
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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	2442537
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	morten vanshardt
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Christopher (Chris)
Last Name	Walker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Keswick, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	2442169
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher (chris) walker
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46612
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	07
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Walkington
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Penrith, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Dental technician
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	2441528
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul walkington
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46613
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	09
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Phursemba (Phur Temba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Robesa, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun
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	2008-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0820
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	89
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	2441734
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phursemba (phur temba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46614
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	10
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Phurba Wangchhu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Waku-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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	2440611
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba wangchhu sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46615
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Member ID	08
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Pasang (Pasang Temba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Balakharka, Makalu-Barun
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	2008-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	90
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	Brother of Mingma Gelu, Lakpa and Mingkipa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443237
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang (pasang temba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
David Jakulis	M	1979	UK	Climber	Rugby, Warwick, England	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Tracey Quine	F	1975	UK	Climber	Rugby, Warwick, England	Medical physicist	Details Other expeditions
Philip Riley	M	1954	UK	Climber	Aughton, Lancashire, England	Real estate agent	Details Other expeditions
Philip Starkie	M	1958	UK	Climber	Pilling, Lancashire, England	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Morten Vanshardt	M	1981	Denmark	Climber	Copenhagen, Denmark	Office clerk	Details Other expeditions
Christopher (Chris) Walker	M	1980	UK	Leader	Keswick, Cumbria, England	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Paul Walkington	M	1978	UK	Climber	Penrith, Cumbria, England	Dental technician	Details Other expeditions
Phursemba (Phur Temba) Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Robesa, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Waku-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang (Pasang Temba) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Balakharka, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7718
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU08316
Reference ID	01
Year	2008
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/BaruntseNewsOctober2008.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
BARU08316	-	-	http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/BaruntseNewsOctober2008.html	-	-	-