Baruntse | 2017 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Baruntse in 2017 via SE Ridge, led by Samantha Noble. Summit reached on 3rd November 2017. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9625
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU17302
Peak ID BARU
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Samantha Noble
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Baruntse Expedition 2017
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 Australia, Sweden, USA
Approach Lukla->Pojang->Panch Pokhari->Kote->Khare->BC
Basecamp Date 2017-10-30
Summit Date 2017-11-03
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 4
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2017-11-07
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Mera Peak and Island Peak
Campsites BC(30/11,5400m),C1(01/11,6000m),C2(02/11,6300m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes BC 30/10 5400m C1 01/11 6000m C2 02/11 6300m Smt 03/11 by McDonald, Phurba Ongchu Sherpa, Sange Sherpa at 11 am. Hateley and Pritt flew in to BC from Chhukung on 2 Nov. They climbed Island Peak before for acclimatization. The others walked in and climbed Mera Peak before. McDonald and Lewis wanted an early summit push. They ascended to C2 on 2 Nov. Lewis stayed at C2. It was too cold him, he was handicapped by previous cold injury damage at his toes. McDonald, Phurba and Sange started from C2 on 3 Nov at 1 am. They summitted at 11 am. There was a lot of snow, thigh-deep, about 30-40cm of new snow at C2. Phurba had fixed ropes up to the summit together with the Summitclimb Sherpas the day before. They summitted in clouds, no visibility and had to descend through snowfall. They arrived at C2 at 5 pm. McDonald was extremely exhausted. On 4 Nov they went down to BC. Dave Pritt and Nicholas Hateley slept at C1 for a night, then went down again. They had heard conditions were very bad on the mountain and didn't want to go any higher. Niall Connolly reached C1 on 2 Nov; he had a chest infection and had to abandon climb. It was cold every day, most days it clouded over during the expedition. Persson reached her high point at C1 on 2 Nov. On 3 Nov she and Connolly were brought down to BC by Noble. Persson felt tired and exhausted, weather forecast was bad, prohibiting a summit attempt. On the way out between Baruntse BC and Amphu Laptsa Pass Persson's condition worsened. She had been coughing a lot and had been slow. She realized she couldn't do the pass in her condition and decided to have a helicopter evacuation the next day. During night at Amphu Laptsa BC she was given oxygen. On 8 Nov she and Wangda Sherpa were evacuated from Amphu Laptsa BC to Ktm via Lukla. She was hospitalized in Ktm, and diagnosed with AMS by doctor. She believes she was suffering from a chest infection rather than AMS. She's slowly getting better now. Noble, Connolly and Lewis crossed the Amphu Laptsa on the way out and flew to Ktm from Lukla. Oxygen: Taken for emergency to C1, not used on mountain. Anna Persson used some oxygen at Amphu Laptsa BC. Fixed rope: Between BC and C1 in couloirs and from C2 to summit, in cooperation with Summitclimb team. Sherpas: Wangda Sherpa, Okhaldhunga, 1/12/1989 (BC manager, went to Crampon Point halfway between BC and C1) Phurba Ongchu Sherpa (S) (lead Sherpa) Sange Sherpa (S) Phurtemba (Phursemba) Sherpa (C2) Norbu Sherpa (C2)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463678
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Samantha Anne Marie Noble F 1968 UK Leader Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England Outdoor pursuits instructor & avalanche forecaster Details Other expeditions
Niall Christopher Connolly M 1967 Australia Climber Leichhardt, NSW, Australia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Roger Hateley M 1965 UK Climber Birmingham, W Midlands, England Retired company director Details Other expeditions
John Gipe Lewis M 1955 USA Climber Ottawa Hills, Ohio Accountant Details Other expeditions
Fergus James Rupert McDonald M 1964 UK Climber Sutton Green, Surrey, England Consultant Details Other expeditions
Anna-Charlotta Josefina Persson F 1971 Sweden Climber Oesthammar, Sweden Works in security of a nuclear power plant Details Other expeditions
David Pritt M 1959 UK Climber Ambleside, Cumbria, England Adventure Peaks director Details Other expeditions
Dasange Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU17302 - - https://www.adventurepeaks.com/baruntse-mera-peak-14th-oct-17/ - - -