Baruntse | 1993 S Ridge from E

A USA expedition to Baruntse in 1993 via S Ridge from E, led by Christopher Brown. Summit reached on 25th October 1993. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1285
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Expedition ID BARU93304
Peak ID BARU
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Christopher Brown
Sponsor American 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 1993-10-18
Summit Date 1993-10-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to snow conditions
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
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 BC(18/10,5200m),ABC(21/10,5500m),C1(24/10,5700m),xxx(25/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC at Barun Glacier opposite mouth of Chago Glacier ABC at glacier running east from east side of Baruntse C1 in snow at base of rock face, northeast of Pt 6730m on Schneider map High point on edge of rockwall. 25 Oct tried to make route above C2 but snow and ice conditions not good: ice was hard and brittle and snow unconsolidated deep sugar snow on steep terrain and avalanche danger. So climb finished and did not reach ridge. Too tired to try approach from west (approach march more arduous than expected). Porters refused to go past low site for BC. ABC site should have been BC, or perhaps make it at 5500m.
Accidents Bock injured ankle muscle on approach march difficult moraine
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Travel
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454519
Year 1993
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge from e

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gary Bock M 1942 USA Climber Wasilla, Alaska Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Jacques Boutet M 1956 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Brown M 1962 USA Leader Anchorage, Alaska Land surveyor Details Other expeditions
Donna Gyder-Boutet F 1958 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Environmental engineer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU93304 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:206-207 (1994) -
BARU93304 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199420602/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse-Ascents-and-Attempts-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -