Baruntse | 1996 SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Baruntse in 1996 via SE Ridge, led by Martin Fischer. Summit reached on 24th October 1996. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2016
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Expedition ID BARU96301
Peak ID BARU
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Martin Fischer
Sponsor Amical Alpin Swiss Baruntse Expedition 1996
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 42
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-10
Summit Date 1996-10-24
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 14
Total Days 15
Termination Date 1996-10-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
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(10/10,5000m),C1(14/10,6100m),C2(18/10,6400m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes 1st summit bid 18th but too much snow; then 21-23 really bad weather (lot of wind). 23rd left BC at 11:00 pm and went directly to summit at 2:00 pm on 24th.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455617
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Roland Aeschimann M 1961 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Chemist Details Other expeditions
Bernadette Burgener F 1961 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Nurse specializing in anesthesiology Details Other expeditions
Karel Chromik M 1969 Switzerland Climber Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Martin Fischer M 1959 Switzerland Leader Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hans Marthaler M 1946 Switzerland Climber Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Nikolaus Schmid M 1956 Switzerland Climber Moerel, Aargau, Switzerland Electrician Details Other expeditions
Claude Zehnder M 1962 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Geologist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.