Baruntse | 2012 SE Ridge

A Australia expedition to Baruntse in 2012 via SE Ridge, led by Gerard McConochie. Summit reached on 21st April 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7886
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU12106
Peak ID BARU
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Gerard McConochie
Sponsor -
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 Bus to Jiri->Namche->Lobuche->Island Peak->Mera->BC
Basecamp Date 2012-04-15
Summit Date 2012-04-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2012-04-23
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to bad weather (deep snow and windy)
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Climbed Lobuche East, Island Peak and Mera Peak
Campsites BC(15/04,5500m),C1(21/04,6100m),xxx
Route Notes McConochie and Renjen went up to C1 on 21 April. Weather was very bad, lots of snow and windy, so they abandoned their climb. Sherpa: Renjen Bhote, Chepuwa-2, 26/6/67 (12/3/2024)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Kaji Sherpa (Pike Expeditions pmt)
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461246
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gerard Michael McConochie M 1970 Australia Leader London, England Mining engineer Details Other expeditions
Rinjin/Renjen Bhote M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.