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.