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
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.