Baruntse | 1994 SE Ridge from W

A France expedition to Baruntse in 1994 via SE Ridge from W, led by Daniel Zanaroli. Summit reached on 6th November 1994. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1409
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU94307
Peak ID BARU
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge from W
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Daniel Zanaroli
Sponsor French Expedition to Baruntse
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 1994-10-31
Summit Date 1994-11-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 1994-11-08
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to big crevasses
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(31/10,5400m),C1(04/11,6140m),C2(05/11,6500m),xxx(06/11,6800m)
Route Notes BC just west of lake 5448m on National Geographic map C1 at top of West Col C2 just below pass on South Ridge High point on South Ridge. 6 Nov try for summit from C2 at 6800m big crevasse; think previous expedition must have broken a snow bridge here. Members too tired to try another way going around this crevasse and weather now changing and actually snow started falling on 10 Nov.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454897
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge from w

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sandrine Berthier F 1969 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Shoe saleswoman Details Other expeditions
Yves Destors M 1953 France Climber Vienne, Isere, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Alain Fillion M 1968 France Climber St. Martin Bellevue, Haute-Savoie, France Electrician Details Other expeditions
Michel Monmignot M 1951 France Climber Doussard, Haute-Savoie, France Electrician Details Other expeditions
Catherine Sigrand F 1968 France Climber Annecy le Vieux, Haute-Savoie, France Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Herve Spruytte M 1960 France Climber Cran-Gevrier, Haute-Savoie, France Electrician Details Other expeditions
Serge Thevenet M 1965 France Climber Cran-Gevrier, Haute-Savoie, France Electrician Details Other expeditions
Anne Sophie Vignat F 1965 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Nurse Details Other expeditions
Daniel Zanaroli M 1959 France Leader Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Bank employee Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU94307 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:232-233 (1995) -
BARU94307 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523202/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -