Baruntse | 2014 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2014 via SE Ridge, led by Stuart Peacock. Summit reached on 4th November 2014. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8679
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU14303
Peak ID BARU
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Stuart Peacock
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Baruntse Expedition 2014
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 See route notes
Basecamp Date 2014-10-26
Summit Date 2014-11-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2014-11-06
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6470m due to client difficulty with exposure
High Point (m) 6995
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 2
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 True
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(26/10,5430m),C1(28/10,6170m),C2(03/11,6470),xxx(04/11,6995m)
Route Notes Approach: Lukla->Poyang [Paiya]->Panjana [Panggom]->Tashing Dingma->Chute Kharka ->Kote->Tangnag->Khare->Mera La Peacock, Heaton and Phurba Wangchu started their summit bid at 4 am on 6 November around 9 am. They reached at 6995m near overhand exposure, then Heaton did not like to continue to climb due to the steep exposure. The team descended to BC where they arrived at 2 pm. Fixed rope: contributed 400m Note: Adventure Peaks website gives high-point date and 4 November.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462175
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Stuart Christopher Peacock M 1972 UK Leader Kendal, Cumbria, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Alexander John (Alex) Heaton M 1983 UK Climber London, England Artist (painter) Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU14303 - - https://www.adventurepeaks.com/baruntse-and-mera-peak-expedition-2014/ - - -
BARU14303 - - http://www.alexanderheaton.co.uk/index.php/news/baruntse_climb_2014 - - -