Baruntse | 2008 SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Baruntse in 2008 via SE Ridge, led by Gerard Suner, Estel Turbau. Summit reached on 20th October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6229
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU08317
Peak ID BARU
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Gerard Suner, Estel Turbau
Sponsor Independent team on Baruntse
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 83rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Chutenga->Tangnag->Khare->Mera La->Mera BC->Mera Pk->Seto Pokhari
Basecamp Date 2008-10-13
Summit Date 2008-10-20
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 7
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2008-10-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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
Campsites BC(13/10,5396m),C1(15/10,6120m),C2(19/10,6400m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes On 20 Oct Turbau, Suner and Dawa Sherpa left C2 at 4 am, reached summit at 11 am, stayed on summit for about 30 minutes, descended to C2 between 2-3 pm, reached BC at 7 pm. Other climbers summited on that day were Silvio Mondinelli, Alice and one more (all Italians with three Sherpas). The team returned to Kathmandu on 30 Oct. Sherpa: Dawa Sherpa, 1/11/71, Damdi, Tapting-9, Cho Oyu 1/10/06
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459918
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gerard Suner M 1973 Spain Co-Leader Girona, Spain Company manager Details Other expeditions
Estel Turbau Martin F 1981 Spain Co-Leader Girona, Spain Local development agent Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Damdi, Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.