Baruntse | 2015 SE Ridge

A Australia expedition to Baruntse in 2015 via SE Ridge, led by Ian Hibbert. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8818
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU15101
Peak ID BARU
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Ian Hibbert
Sponsor Monterosa Baruntse Expedition 2015
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 Croatia, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned before BC due to earthquake
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 -
Campsites -
Route Notes Morton and Griffith decided at Lukla to abandon expedition before earthquake due to expected amount of snow on Baruntse. Hibbert and Bockovac were near Mera La on approach when the earthquake occurred. They also decided at that point to abandon the expedition.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5210
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ian James Hibbert M 1951 Australia Leader Sydney, NSW, Australia Retired technician in oil refinery company Details Other expeditions
David Charles (Dave) Morton M 1971 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide & photographer Details Other expeditions
Zeljko Bockovac M 1968 Croatia Climber Split, Croatia - Details Other expeditions
Robin Waters Griffith F 1960 USA Climber North Carolina - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU15101 - - http://m.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Novosti/Najnovije/tabid/296/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/285844/Default.aspx - - -
BARU15101 - - (see Reference notes) - - -