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

Field	Value
ID	58052
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Gerard Michael
Last Name	McConochie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Mining engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2012-04-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438920
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerard michael mcconochie
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	58053
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Rinjin/Renjen
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chepuwa-2, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2012-04-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437711
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rinjin/renjen bhote
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

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.