Baruntse | 2009 SE Ridge
A Nepal expedition to Baruntse in 2009 via SE Ridge, led by Sumit Joshi. Summit reached on 3rd May 2009. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6333 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU09103 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Nepal |
| Leaders | Sumit Joshi |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Nomad Baruntse Expedition |
| 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 | Australia, Canada, France |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-04-25 |
| Summit Date | 2009-05-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2009-05-05 |
| Termination Reason | 9 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6900m due to time constraint |
| High Point (m) | 6900 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 750 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(25/04,5400m),C1(29/04,6100m),C2(02/05,6400m),xxx(03/05,6900m) |
| Route Notes | Approach: Lukla, Chuthanga, Jatra La, Thoktok, Kothey, Thagnag, Khare, Mera La, Khoyoma, Digma, Seto Pokhari. Summit push: started at 2 am on 3 May by 6 members and 4 Sherpas. The team reached at 6900m at about 8 am. Last one to arrive at this point was at 10 am. Summit is still far away to go. The turn around time agreed was 12 noon. The team calculated the distance and the time of turn around; that could not be done. Then the team decided not to go further. They stayed in 6900m for an hour. The weather was clear but bit windy. They had nice view of mountain and descended to C1 at about 5 pm, slept there. Next day to BC. Caskie slept in C2 and did not try to go further. Ms. Hall climbed up to C1 that was enough for her. Robinson had bad cough and stayed in BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 11 May, Cohrs & Hollingworth left Kathmandu on 12 May, rest of the members on 13 May. Joshi to leave on 22 May. Fixed rope: 750m from BC to West Col to above C2. Sherpas: Lhakpa Sherpa, (10-04-2025), Tamku, Lokhim-9, Solu Pasang Sherpa, 1/8/77 (17/04/2034), Tapting-5 Pasang Jongba Sherpa, 1/12/67 (15-08-2024), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha Tendi Sherpa, 2/12/76 (17-08-2033), Gudel-4 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nomad Nepal Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460114 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Patricia Jensen Burke | F | 1968 | Australia/New Zealand | Climber | Marrickville Metro, NSW, Australia | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Liam Caskie | M | 1975 | Australia | Climber | Russell Lea, NSW, Australia | IT consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Allan Karl Cohrs | M | 1971 | Australia | Climber | Cairns, QLD, Australia | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sharon Cohrs | F | 1971 | Australia | Climber | Cairns, QLD, Australia | Fitness & travel consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Candace Hall | F | 1971 | Canada | Climber | Bateau Bay, NSW, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Dermot Hollingworth | M | 1977 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Environmental scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sumit Joshi | M | 1976 | Nepal/Australia | Leader | Mona Vale, NSW, Australia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Le Baut | M | 1980 | France | Climber | East Corrimal, NSW, Australia | Not working (engineer related with explosives) | Details Other expeditions |
| Boyd Robinson | M | 1966 | Australia | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Alpine equipment business sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tapting-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Jongba Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tendi Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.