Baruntse | 2012 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2012 via SE Ridge, led by Paul Noble. Summit reached on 5th November 2012. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7798
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU12303
Peak ID BARU
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Paul Noble
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Baruntse Expedition 2012
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Approach Hinku Valley->Mera La->Baruntse BC
Basecamp Date 2012-10-28
Summit Date 2012-11-05
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 8
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2012-11-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Mera Peak
Campsites BC(28/10,5400m),C1(30/10,6100m),C2(31/10,6300m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes Summit day 5/11/2012: all the team except Cornelis Hermanus started at 2:30 am (Cornelis went to visit C2 and stayed at C1 for sleeping, but decided not to attempt the summit (lack of experience for mountaineering). Herbert Luethi arrived first on top at 8:30 am with Dorji Sherpa and went back to base camp at 2 pm. Samuel Lipscombe arrived on top at 9:30 am with Roshan Bhattarai. Then Noble, Mills and Bracq with Phur Lhakpa Sherpa. The six of them went back to C2 the same day and slept there (arrival there about mid-afternoon), then went back to the base the day after. Sherpas: Phur Lhakpa Sherpa, (2049/2/10) 23 May 1992, Bung-9, Solukhumbu Ngang Dorje Sherpa, (2048/7/17) 3 Nov 1991, Tamku-5, Sankhuwasabha Roshan (Dipen) Bhattarai (2041/11/05), 16 Feb 1985, Hangdewa-6, Taplejung
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Ecstasy Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461444
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Florence Helene Gabrielle Bracq F 1965 France Climber Saint-Florent, Corsica, France Clothing shop manager Details Other expeditions
Samuel John Watson Lipscombe M 1983 UK Climber Newbury, Berkshire, England Marketing manager Details Other expeditions
Herbert Luethi M 1960 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Anthony David (Tony) Mills M 1968 UK Climber Nottingham, E Midlands, England Funeral Director owner Details Other expeditions
Paul Noble M 1964 UK Leader Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Cornelis Hermanns Van Berbel M 1956 Netherlands Climber Leimuiden, Netherlands Service sector Details Other expeditions
Phur Lhakpa Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngang Dorje Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Tamku-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Roshan (Dipen) Bhattarai M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Hangdewa-6, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU12303 - - http://www.samlipscombe.com/baruntse/timeline/ - - -