Baruntse | 1993

A USA expedition to Baruntse in 1993, led by Benjamin Schifrin. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3282
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU93101
Peak ID BARU
Year 1993
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Benjamin Schifrin
Sponsor -
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 -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 11
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
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 Spent 4 days on Mera Peak and got to saddle below summit and then having fallen into many crevasses, members were very tired. Group had "less experience than appeared on paper" and "route finding" errors were made, so abandoned Mera Peak. Then spent 5 days waiting for weather (snowfall) to permit porters to move team, but also now evident memberes unwilling to help porters cope with difficult conditions. Had paid $5500 to go to Baruntse but now said not keen to go to it, so from Mera BC went trekking up Nunku Drangka to Amphu Labtsa to Imja Glacier and to Chhukung and Khumbu. Members were friends or acquaintences, but had never been on an expedition before and had no sympathy for porters in trouble (nor interest in local culture).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nepal Himal
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5233
Year 1993
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John (Jack) Bedell M 1949 USA Climber Carmel, California Builder Details Other expeditions
Peter Cummings M 1944 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Physician Details Other expeditions
David J. Harden M 1952 USA Climber Sonora, California Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Michael J. Jauregui M 1941 USA Climber Ojai, California Optometrist Details Other expeditions
John Barton (Bart) O'Brien M 1951 USA Climber Colfax, California School administrator Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Schifrin M 1954 USA Leader Twain Harte, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Steven Segerstrom M 1956 USA Exp Doctor Sonora, California Physician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.