Baruntse | 2010 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2010 via SE Ridge, led by Paul Fauset. Summit reached on 20th October 2010. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6932
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU10306
Peak ID BARU
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Paul Fauset
Sponsor Matt Poz 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 Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-10-14
Summit Date 2010-10-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2010-10-23
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6600m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(13/10,4400m),C1(19/20,6100m),C2(20/10,6400m),xxx(20/10,6600m)
Route Notes BC on northwest side of Lukla C1 just over West Col C2 at bottom of SE Ridge High point at SE Ridge. From Lukla, the team of two Britons, one Italian and two Sherpas trekked southeast to Zatrwa La to Hinku Khola, north to Rote and Tangnag, east to Mera La, the Hinku Valley and BC, which was on the northwest side of the lake where most teams place their BCs. They established BC on 13 October, and made C1 and C2 at the customary sites on the 19th and 20th, respectively. As soon as they had set up C2 at the bottom of the SE Ridge, their Sherpas, Lhakpa Dorje and Pem Tenji, climbed up to 6600m on the ridge and reported back that snow conditions made the route impassable and there was avalanche danger. The members did not go above C2. Everyone slept in C2 that night and descended to BC the next day, the 21st. They decided on the 22nd to abandon the climb and on the 23rd left BC to return to Kathmandu. Ammara adds: "In the morning of the 21st after checking the meteo and snow early morning, we started going back to BC. Anyway, it was quite obvious from the afternoon of the 20th that going up was too dangerous. I even had to open the track going down! .. In the morning of the 22nd we had a visit from the late Chuwang Nima and (the independent American woman) Melissa Arnot; they had tea with us, and I am sure that our Sherpas told them that the situation "up there" was not good at all. The Britons and Italian formally decided on the 22nd to abandon the climb and on the 23rd left BC to return to Kathmandu. Sherpas: Lhakpa Dorje, 1/10/65, Chitre, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X6, Lhotse X1 Pem Tenji, 22/4/63, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X4
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Glacier
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460695
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marco Ammara M 1960 Italy Climber Empoli, Firenze, Italy Chemist specializing in chemicals used in tanning leather, & Marketing Details Other expeditions
Matthew Brown M 1973 UK Climber London, England Executive of company producing software Details Other expeditions
Paul Timothy Fauset M 1973 UK Leader Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Manager of goverment loan guarantee organization Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.