Baruntse | 2012 SE Ridge

A Australia expedition to Baruntse in 2012 via SE Ridge, led by Chris Jewell. Summit reached on 10th May 2012. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7916
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Chris Jewell
Sponsor	Blue Mountain 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	-
Approach	Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->East Col->West Col
Basecamp Date	2012-05-02
Summit Date	2012-05-10
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2012-05-13
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6700m due to continuous snowing and low visibility
High Point (m)	6700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	200
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(02/05,5400m),C1(07/05,6100m),C2(09/05,6500m),xxx(10/05,6700m)
Route Notes	Jewell, Newman, Rinjin and Pasang left C2 at 5 am for summit. At about 6 am they reached at 6700m in bad weather and poor visibility due to snowfall that remained for whole day. They turned around from 6700m to C2 and continued down to BC. Fixed rope: 200m for West Col
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Pike Expeditions & Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461265
Year	2012
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58210
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Christopher Martin (Chris)
Last Name	Jewell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Geologist
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-10
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431951
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher martin (chris) jewell
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	58211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Ronald Edward
Last Name	Newman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-10
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432870
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ronald edward newman
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58212
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Jenssen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Wollstonecraft, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Electronics engineer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435227
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert jenssen
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	58213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Member ID	04
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-10
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	4
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

Field	Value
ID	58214
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU12107
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BARU
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-10
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	10
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christopher Martin (Chris) Jewell	M	1951	Australia	Leader	Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Ronald Edward Newman	M	1954	Australia	Climber	Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Robert Jenssen	M	1960	Australia	Climber	Wollstonecraft, NSW, Australia	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Rinjin/Renjen Bhote	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chepuwa-2, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.