Baruntse | 1991 SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Baruntse in 1991 via SE Ridge, led by Scott Fischer. Summit reached on 7th May 1991. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 773
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU91101
Peak ID BARU
Year 1991
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Scott Fischer
Sponsor Mountain Madness Baruntse Expedition 1991
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 23rd,24th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Honku Valley->West Col
Basecamp Date 1991-05-01
Summit Date 1991-05-07
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 6
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 5
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 False
Other Summits Climbed Mera Peak
Campsites BC(01/05,5400m),C1(04/05,6135m),C2(06/05,6300m),Smt(07,09/05)
Route Notes Climb was technically difficult: mostly very exposed snow climbing. Fixed rope in couple of places above W Col (total of 300m); also fixed to W Col.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Treks (Him Treks)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453615
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Scott Eugene Fischer M 1955 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter Goldman M 1956 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Attorney Details Other expeditions
Wesley Krause M 1953 USA Climber Arusha, Tanzania & Seattle, Washington Alpine & adventure-travel guide Details Other expeditions
Dale Kruise M 1952 USA Climber Craig, Colorado Dentist Details Other expeditions
David Mondeau M 1949 USA Climber Craig, Colorado Plant operator Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Ramsdell M 1955 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Attorney Details Other expeditions
Diane Richards F 1959 USA Climber Winchester, Virginia Apple grower Details Other expeditions
Craig Seasholes M 1950 USA Climber Seattle, Washington & Kathmandu School teacher & alpine guide in USA Details Other expeditions
Todd Wells M 1954 USA Climber Chattanooga, Tennessee & Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU91101 AAJ Fischer, Scott - - 66:195 (1992) -
BARU91101 MM - - - 140:8 (Jul 1991) -
BARU91101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199219501/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse - - -