Baruntse | 1996 SE Ridge
A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 1996 via SE Ridge, led by Robert Rackl. Summit reached on 20th October 1996. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2018 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU96302 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Robert Rackl |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin German Baruntse Expedition 1996 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 37th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-10-10 |
| Summit Date | 1996-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(10/10,5000m),C1(14/10,6100m),C2(17/10,6400m),Smt(20/10) |
| Route Notes | This German Amical team had 2 Sherpas to carry loads but Swiss party no Sherpas and carried themselves - were really separate teams; did not mix while climbing but used same fixed ropes and shared tents in C2 and oxygen supplies at BC available to both. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455613 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin Baer | F | 1964 | Switzerland | Climber | Ruswil, Lucerne, Switzerland | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudia Carl | F | 1950 | Germany | Climber | Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany | Chemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Hainzlemeier | M | 1943 | Germany | Climber | Abensberg, Bavaria, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Achim Liepold | M | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Bruchsal, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany | Paper technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Muelstegen | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Moenchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Sporting goods salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthias Ollinger | M | 1947 | Germany | Climber | Brecht, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Postman | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Rackl | M | 1964 | Germany | Leader | Koesching, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Albrecht Schuette | M | 1940 | Germany | Climber | Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Eckhard Schulz | M | 1951 | Germany | Climber | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen Veit | M | 1965 | Germany | Climber | Samerberg, Bavaria, Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Gisbert Weber | M | 1950 | Germany | Climber | Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Monika Weber | F | 1953 | Germany | Climber | Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Bank employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Doris Wendel | F | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Schoemberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thargay Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.