Baruntse | 2018 SE Ridge
A Romania expedition to Baruntse in 2018 via SE Ridge, led by Adrian Laza. Summit reached on 26th April 2018. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9782 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU18102 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Romania |
| Leaders | Adrian Laza |
| Sponsor | Romanian Baruntse-Makalu 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 | - |
| Approach | Flight to Tumlingar, Jeep to Num, trekked to Makalu BC, then Baruntse BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-04-21 |
| Summit Date | 2018-04-26 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-02 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6850m due to impassible crevasse |
| High Point (m) | 6850 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/04,4800m),C1(25/04,6140m),C2(26/04,6400m),xxx(26/04,6850m) |
| Route Notes | BC 21/04 4800m (Makalu Hillary BC) C1 25/04 6140m (West Col) C2 26/04 6400m HPt 26/04 6850m by Laza, Pemba Sherpa, Dawa Sherpa. High point team reached a big crevasse which they could only cross with a ladder. They did not have a ladder and they descended to C2. The weather was very bad. On 28/04 they returned to Makalu BC to find a ladder, but were not successful. They returned to C2 on 30 April. On 01/05 they were ascending to the crevasse again as they wanted to set up a camp there and try to cross the crevasse with ropes and ice screws. The snow was very deep it took them around five hours to reach it. When they reached about 6700m they were hit by an avalanche. Pemba and Dawa tumbled down for about 800m, Laza was able to self arrest. Pemba bruised his ribs, Dawa and Laza were fine. They had lost all the equipment. After the avalanche, they went straight to Sherpani Col. |
| Accidents | Avalanche at 6700 on Baruntse |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464168 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Laza | M | 1963 | Romania | Leader | Piatra Neamt, Romania & Vancouver, British Colombia | Forestry engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ekuwa, Pathivara-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.