Baruntse | 2009 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2009 via SE Ridge, led by Paul Donovan. Summit reached on 4th November 2009. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6592
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU09305
Peak ID BARU
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Paul Donovan
Sponsor Jagged Globe Baruntse Expedition 2009
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 Netherlands
Approach From east (Arun Valley-Barun La)
Basecamp Date 2009-11-02
Summit Date 2009-11-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2009-11-08
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6150m due to porter's departure, so lack of food
High Point (m) 6150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(02/11,5650m),ABC(04/11,6150m),xxx(04/11,6150m)
Route Notes BC below East Col ABC above West Col on plateau between East and West Col. Twenty four of the expedition's thirty-three porters deserted before arrival at BC, the reason for which Donovan doesn't know. This left the team low on food by the time they established ABC, and forced the cancellation of the climb, which was especially unfortunate because the weather was "fantastic." They retreated over the West Col to make a new BC near the lake where most expeditions put their BCs. The new camp was pitched at 5550m on 6 November and a helicopter evacuation requested. The winds were too strong for the helicopter to come on the 7th, but it managed to arrive on the 8th to take the entire party to Kathmandu. On the 6th, a member and a kitchen boy had already been evacuated by helicopter: King with mild pulmonary edema and the kitchen boy with cerebral edema. Sherpas: Ang Dorje, 12/8/68 (28/4/2025), Garima-5, Solu Jangbu, 27/8/85 (11/5/2042), Balakharka, Makalu-5, Everest X3 Pasang, 20/2/83 (8/11/2039), Naragaon, Makalu-4, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1, Makalu X1 Kitchen boy: Thirtha Magar, 23/4/80 (11/1/2037), Lage, Salleri-7, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460299
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
Jonathan Davies M 1975 UK Climber Helmsley, N Yorkshire, England Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Paul Donovan M 1963 UK Leader Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alastair Duff M 1956 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Ian Ellis M 1955 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Cost engineer Details Other expeditions
Laurence Morse M 1944 UK Climber Wakefield, W Yorskhire, England Retired installer of fire prevention equipment in buildings Details Other expeditions
Simon King M 1980 UK Climber Nottingham, Nottingham, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Richard Squires M 1971 UK Climber London, England Buyer Details Other expeditions
Richard Summersell M 1961 UK Climber Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Patent attorney Details Other expeditions
Willem Van der Lee M 1965 Netherlands Climber Bussum, Netherlands Human resources manager Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Garma-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang (Pasang Temba) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Thirtha Magar M 1980 Nepal Kitchen Boy Lage, Salleri-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.