Baruntse | 1995 W Pillar up; SE Ridge down
A Russia expedition to Baruntse in 1995 via W Pillar up; SE Ridge down, led by Sergei Efimov. Summit reached on 11th October 1995. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1540 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU95301 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Pillar up; SE Ridge down |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Leaders | Sergei Efimov |
| Sponsor | Alp-Sport Expedition 1995 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 36th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-09-23 |
| Summit Date | 1995-10-11 |
| Summit Time | 1500 |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 1995-10-16 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7152 |
| Traverse | True |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 45 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| 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(23/09,5450m),Biv1(03/10,5950m),Biv2(05/10,6100m),Biv3(06/10,6350m),Biv4(07/10,6510m),Biv5(08/10,6710m),Biv6(10/10,6950m),Smt(11/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal BC (on west side) for SE Ridge, west-southwest of West Col Biv 1 near top of Icefall Biv 2 at beginning of W Pillar Biv 3 on W Pillar Biv 4 on W Pillar Biv 5 on W Pillar Biv 6 on W Pillar just below South Summit on SE Ridge. 1st climbed to West Col 27-28th to mark descent route in weather bad (snow and cloud) and could see nothing and went only to 6500m and back to BC. Next searched for route to icefall, which is easy. Fixed ropes but after climbed up, then made biv above, removed rope and used again. Summited on 11 Oct at 3 pm (left biv 6 at 9 am). In descent biv near south summit at 5 pm; next down S Ridge to BC on 12th at 2:30 pm. Others went up 6600m for making route of descent. Next difficult section in mixed rock and ice below to above biv 6 at 65 degrees; problem to find belay points because ice covered rock and Efimov just above last biv and here route steeper (75 degrees for 50m). No other team had started climbing Baruntse when Russians were on it. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | 1st ascent of W Pillar |
| Agency | Everest Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455237 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w pillar up; se ridge down |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bychkovski | M | 1956 | Russia | Exp Doctor | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Borisovich Efimov | M | 1944 | Russia | Leader | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Manager of travel & mountaineering service | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuri Ermachek | M | 1962 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Non-commissioned officer in army's mountaineering core | Details Other expeditions |
| Nikolai (Nike) Jiline | M | 1950 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Salavat Khabibulin | M | 1961 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrei Kouznetsov | M | 1968 | Russia | Climber | Revda, Sverdlovsk, Russia | Technical manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandre Mikhailov | M | 1943 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Valeri Pershin | M | 1948 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Boris Sedusov | M | 1950 | Russia | Climber | Perm, Russia | Construction company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandr Verevkin | M | 1969 | Russia | Climber | Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk, Russia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Evgeni Vinogradski | M | 1946 | Russia | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
References
7 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARU95301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 70:273 (1996) | - |
| BARU95301 | AJ | Efimov, Sergei | Baruntse West Face | - | 102:93-98 (1997) | - |
| BARU95301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 161:29 (Apr 1996) | - |
| BARU95301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199627305/Asia-Nepal-Baruntse-West-Pillar | - | - | - |
| BARU95301 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1997_files/AJ%201997%2093-98%20Efimov%20Baruntse.pdf | - | - | - |
| BARU95301 | - | - | http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=9610 | - | - | - |
| BARU95301 | AAJ | Efimov, Sergei | Baruntse, West Face, Historial Ascent | - | 96:291 (2022) | - |