Baruntse | 1988 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 1988 via SE Ridge, led by Gilles Buisson. Summit reached on 27th October 1988. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 882
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Expedition ID BARU88302
Peak ID BARU
Year 1988
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Gilles Buisson
Sponsor Atalante Baruntse Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 1988-10-19
Summit Date 1988-10-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1988-10-29
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to route difficulty
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(19/10,5400m),C1(21/10,6100m),C2(23/10,6600m),xxx(27/10,7000m)
Route Notes C1 at West Col High point on SE Ridge. After C2 came down to BC on 23 and occupied C2 on 26th in summit push. Stopped when saw ridge was very steep sharp and dangerous for such a large group. Lot of wind on ridge; if wanted to finish ridge it would have taken 4-5 more days and technical materials not taken to mountain. Crossed Amphu Lapcha 30 Oct.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452690
Year 1988
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francoise Bouchut F 1960 France Exp Doctor Lyon, Rhone, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Philippe Bouchut M 1959 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Technician Details Other expeditions
Gilles Buisson M 1956 France Leader Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ariane Chatelet F 1951 France Climber Besancon, Doubs, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean Duffort M 1941 France Climber Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Teacher Details Other expeditions
Marie-Francoise Goudet F 1943 France Climber Paris, France 'Urbaniste' (Urban planner?) Details Other expeditions
Xavier Piegnede M 1962 France Climber Chambourcy, Yvelines, France Commercial manager for television company Details Other expeditions
Isabelle Cazottes F 1959 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Medical assistant Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU88302 AAJ Buisson, Gilles - - 63:194 (1989) -
BARU88302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919403/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse-Attempt - - -