Baruntse | 2011 SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2011 via SE Ridge, led by David Bunting. Summit reached on 21st November 2011. 19 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7340 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU11305 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | David Bunting |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Research Expedition 2011 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 117 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Chutang->Thuli Kharka->Gondishung->Tangnag |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-11-17 |
| Summit Date | 2011-11-21 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 2011-11-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7152 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(17/11,5400m),ABC(19/11,6000m),C1(20/11,6500m),Smt(21/11) |
| Route Notes | Cooke, Golding, Jacobs, Martin, Ralph Scott, Endra, Roshan, Nuru, Rinji, and Nga left C1 at 3 am on 21 Nov for summit. Cooke turned around from 6800m, with due to exhaustion. Ralph turned around from 6800m to BC due to tiredness. Golding, Jacobs, Martin, Scott, Endra, Roshan and Nuru continued their climb and got to the top at 11:30 am. They stayed on summit for 30 minutes, then returned to C1 at 4 pm. Endra, Roshan and Nuru went down to BC whereas the four summiting members spent the night at C1. Next day all four members went down to BC. The summit day weather was perfect. Brightmore and Coulson went up to 5700m on 19 Nov; they were tired and did not try to go to summit. Bunting got chest infection and left expedition on 14th; he left Kathmandu on 19 Nov. Fletcher climbed up to 6300m and gave up due to exhaustion. Freeman went up to 4800m on 16 Nov and suffered from AMS. Hand suffered from AMS on 22 Nov at 6500m and went down with Nga; she was flown to Kathmandu by helicopter and left Nepal on 26 Nov. Holdsworth went up to 6500m; she was exhausted and did not try to go further up. Seims too went up to 6500m and did not try for summit due to exhaustion. Rinji suffered from chest pain at 6500m and went down to BC. Phu [Nuru] remained at BC. Hired: Endra Bahadur Rai, 17/07/75, Belsot, Tribeni, Udayapur, Everest 15/5/06 Nuru Wangchu, 18/08/77 (2/5/2034), Pangboche, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X3, Manaslu X1 Dipendra Roshan Bhattarai, 16/02/85 (5/11/2041), Hangdewa-6, Taplejung Rinji Sherpa, 10/03/85 (27/11/2041), Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Everest X5, Manaslu X1 Nga Tenji, 28/2/80 (16/11/2036), Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Everest X5, Manaslu X1 Phu Nuru, 18/11/1972 (3/8/2029), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Ecstasy Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461093 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
19 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Marie Brightmore | F | 1983 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Sports scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| David (Dave) Bunting | M | 1968 | UK | Leader | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Outdoor trainer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark James Cooke | M | 1991 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Louise Coulson | F | 1986 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Sports supports officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Fletcher | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Warrington, Cheshire, England | Dry cleaner | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth Louise Freeman | F | 1986 | UK | Climber | York, N Yorkshire, England | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Golding | M | 1956 | UK | Climber | Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England | Freelance trainer | Details Other expeditions |
| Laura Jayne Hand | F | 1985 | UK | Climber | Warrington, Cheshire, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Rachael Clare Holdsworth | F | 1990 | UK | Climber | Bradford, W Yorkshire, England | Lecturer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sean Andrew Jacobs | M | 1984 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Electronics company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Ewen Maclean Martin | M | 1961 | UK | Climber | Bjellend, Norway | Caretaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy William (Tim) Ralph | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Harrogare, N Yorkshire, England | Retired fire officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Matthew Scott | M | 1969 | UK | Climber | Derby, Derbyshire, England | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Amanda Louise Seims | F | 1978 | UK | Climber | Leeds, W Yorkshire, England | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Endra Bahadur Rai | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Belsot, Tribeni, Udayapur | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Roshan (Dipen) Bhattarai | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hangdewa-6, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nga Tenji Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rinji Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARU11305 | - | - | http://www.himalayan.org.uk/ | - | - | - |