Baruntse | 2009 SE Ridge

A Poland expedition to Baruntse in 2009 via SE Ridge, led by Ewa Szczesniak. Summit reached on 3rd October 2009. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6593
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU09306
Peak ID BARU
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Ewa Szczesniak
Sponsor Baruntse Polish 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 -
Approach Trekked from west and Amphu Laptsa to normal site near lake
Basecamp Date 2009-09-24
Summit Date 2009-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2009-10-06
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to impossible crevasse
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1100
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 Climbed Island Peak
Campsites BC(24/09,5450m),C1(26/09,6130m),C2(02/10,6450m),xxx(03/10,7000m)
Route Notes ABC at east side of West Col C2 below SE Ridge High point on SE Ridge. Before going to Baruntse, the team acclimatized by climbing Island peak. All members (except the leader) and three Sherpas summited on 20 September. The team's high point was reached on 3 October by Fronia and Horzela with Sherpas Ang Nuri and Gyalju. They left C2 at 7:30-8:30 am. When Fronia reached 6700m, he found a big crevasse. He managed to get around it on its left side, but the next one at 7000m was impassable: its sides were vertical very soft snow, which would not hold pitons or crampons, and there was no way around this one. Both members and both Sherpas got to this point and agreed they had to give up. They were back in BC at 5:30 to 7:30 pm and the climb of Baruntse was abandoned on the 4th. The only health problems were suffered by two porters. One, Ram Bahadur Rai from Sotang, developed pulmonary edema at BC the day the team arrived there. He was given oxygen and sent with the other porters; he recovered at 5000m. The other, Tita Bahadur Rai from Khotang, arrived at BC on 6 October to carry a load away from BC in the team's departure. That day, at Seto Pokhari, he became seriously ill from pneumonia, and he was carried for three days to Lukla. Sherpas: Ang Nuri, 21/3/56, Mopung, Beni-5, Solu Gyalju Sherpa, Yawa, Taksindu-6, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Tribes Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460267
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anna Barbara Czerwinska F 1949 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Pharamcologist Details Other expeditions
Rafal Maciej Fronia M 1971 Poland Climber Jelenia Gora, Poland Cartographer Details Other expeditions
Mariusz Horzela M 1967 Poland Climber Piekary Slaskie, Poland Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Jakub Kaminski M 1966 Poland Exp Doctor Lodz, Poland Physician Details Other expeditions
Jolanta Malinowska F 1957 Poland Climber Lodz, Poland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Wiktor Malinowski M 1958 Poland Climber Lodz, Poland Economist Details Other expeditions
Ewa Szczesniak F 1952 Poland Leader Lodz, Poland Purchasing manager Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Szkutnik M 1965 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Clerk Details Other expeditions
Sylwia Zaremba-Janukowicz F 1976 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Ang Nuri Sherpa M 1956 Nepal H-A Worker Mopung, Beni-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalju Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Hewa, Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.