Baruntse | 1996 SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 1996 via SE Ridge, led by Christoph Mayer. Summit reached on 20th October 1996. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2017
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Christoph Mayer
Sponsor	Allgau Baruntse Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	39th,41st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-10-12
Summit Date	1996-10-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	9
Termination Date	1996-10-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
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(12/10,5400m),C1(16/10,6140m),C2(19/10,6450m),Smt(20,22/10)
Route Notes	BC at normal site where French and other Germans camped C1 at West Col. Uneventful climb, speedy, safe, normal route.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
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

Field	Value
ID	3816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Sebastian
Last Name	Gerland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Geophysicist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436777
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastian gerland
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	3817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Christoph
Last Name	Mayer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
Occupation	Geophysicist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1996-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	39
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christoph mayer
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	3818
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Felix
Last Name	Ng
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Oxford, England
Occupation	Mathematician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1996-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	41
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	felix ng
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	3819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Heidi
Last Name	Sinz
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Scheidegg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Physiotherapist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434120
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heidi sinz
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sebastian Gerland	M	1965	Germany	Climber	London, England	Geophysicist	Details Other expeditions
Christoph Mayer	M	1963	Germany	Leader	Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany	Geophysicist	Details Other expeditions
Felix Ng	M	1971	UK	Climber	Oxford, England	Mathematician	Details Other expeditions
Heidi Sinz	F	1957	Germany	Climber	Scheidegg, Bavaria, Germany	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3101
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Mayer, Christoph
Title	Baruntse, 1996
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	54:42-54 (1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13420
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BARU96303
Reference ID	02
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/54/6/baruntse-1996/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
BARU96303	HJ	Mayer, Christoph	Baruntse, 1996	-	54:42-54 (1998)	-
BARU96303	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/54/6/baruntse-1996/	-	-	-