Baruntse | 1997 SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Baruntse in 1997 via SE Ridge, led by Norbert Joos. Summit reached on 4th October 1997. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2458
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU97301
Peak ID BARU
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Norbert Joos
Sponsor Swiss Baruntse Expedition 1997
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 1997-09-27
Summit Date 1997-10-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 18
Termination Date 1997-10-15
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to dangerous snow
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
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(27/09,5450m),C1(30/09,6100m),C2(03/10,6500m),xxx(04,09/10,6700m)
Route Notes BC west of West Col C1 at West Col C2 at start of SE Ridge High point on SE Ridge. 4 Oct to 6700m, small avalanche and down to BC. 8 Oct to C2 and to 6700m to see any change of conditions but none. Learned other teams not making good progress, so only to C2 for 3rd time to clear it.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455963
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Athos Balestra M 1952 Switzerland Climber Ronco Sopra Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andreas Bicker M 1964 Switzerland Climber Basel, Switzerland Architect Details Other expeditions
Christof Bicker M 1972 Switzerland Climber Diepoldsau, St. Gallen, Switzerland Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Werner Casutt M 1961 Switzerland Climber Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland Locksmith Details Other expeditions
Christian Daescher M 1963 Switzerland Climber Trimmis, Graubunden, Switzerland Plumber Details Other expeditions
Verena Droefke F 1943 Switzerland Climber Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland Housewife Details Other expeditions
Lucia Eggenberger F 1957 Switzerland Climber Maienfeld, Graubunden, Switzerland Kindergarten teacher Details Other expeditions
Norbert Joos M 1960 Switzerland Leader Zizers, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alex Kilchherr M 1959 Switzerland Climber Eptingen, Basel, Switzerland Home builder Details Other expeditions
Claudia Lieber F 1967 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Dentist Details Other expeditions
Bruno Rytz M 1942 Switzerland Climber Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Walter Steiger M 1953 Switzerland Exp Doctor Weggis, Lucerne, Switzerland Physician & pilot Details Other expeditions
Christina Zimmer F 1963 Switzerland Climber Eptingen, Basel, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU97301 HIGH - - - 188:21 (Jul 1998) -