Baruntse | 1994 SE Ridge from W

A Finland expedition to Baruntse in 1994 via SE Ridge from W, led by Sami Laitinen. Summit reached on 23rd October 1994. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1403
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU94303
Peak ID BARU
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge from W
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Finland
Leaders Sami Laitinen
Sponsor Finnish Baruntse Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 30th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-10-06
Summit Date 1994-10-23
Summit Time 1550
Summit Days 17
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) 300
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
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(06/10,5445m),C1(11/10,6135m),C2(16/10,6450m),Smt(23/10)
Route Notes BC at southwest shore of lake C1 at West Col C2 on South Ridge. 23 Oct 3 summiters left at 3:40 am for summit and on top 3:50 pm after fixing 100m that day and route making through soft snow and a tower (took 2 hours for 100m section) and returned to C2 at 7 pm. Had made a biv at 6720m earlier while exploring route - technically not difficult, but Finns not used to altitudes.
Accidents None
Achievement 1st Finnish expedition in Nepal; 1st Finnish attempts and success in Baruntse
Agency Jannu Himal
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454883
Year 1994
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge from w

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ahti Korhonen M 1960 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Sari Laakkonen F 1966 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Secretary Details Other expeditions
Sami Laitinen M 1966 Finland Leader Helsinki, Finland Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Juha (Jussi) Saarinen M 1959 Finland Climber Espoo, Helsinki, Finland Technician Details Other expeditions
Jukka-Pekka Tarkkala M 1964 Finland Climber Espoo, Helsinki, Finland Technician Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU94303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:232-233 (1995) -
BARU94303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523202/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -