Baruntse | 1997 SE Ridge
A Netherlands expedition to Baruntse in 1997 via SE Ridge, led by Robert Kolber, Hendrik Wesselius. Summit reached on 11th October 1997. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2460 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU97303 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Robert Kolber, Hendrik Wesselius |
| Sponsor | Dutch 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 | 1997-10-01 |
| Summit Date | 1997-10-11 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 1997-10-16 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7000m due to bad snow conditions and inability to find attractive line of attack |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(01/10,5400m),C1(05/10,6100m),C2(10/10,6400m),xxx(11/10,7000m) |
| Route Notes | BC south of Swiss BC and south of smaller lake WSW of West Col C1 at West Col C2 east of SE Ridge High point at bottom of small ridge. Planned C2 at 6700m but Swiss camped at 6400m so Dutch Sherpas said their camp at 6400m also. 11th Oct first summit attempt by 3 members and 3 Sherpas; at 6500m (after 1 hour) Timmer not well and turned back. 2 other members [Wesselius and Vreugdenhil] and 2 Sherpas on up to 7000m to small ridge where snow very soft powder very difficult to go further and back to C2. 12th Oct 2 Sherpas went up to find another way to pass difficult part but couldn't find one and did not go above same 7000m place. On 11th hadn't had enough snow bars, rope, etc with them to make ascent, so attempt to reach main summit stopped. 14th 3 members and 2 Sherpas from C2 started for "Little Baruntse" 6730m, south-southeast of main peak and De Boer succeeded with Karma and Tshering; took 8 hours from C2 to this peak (6:00 am to 2:00 pm and down to BC). On 15th Oct watch 3 people (Russians?) go up this teams's route, traverse at 7000m and go to summit and in swift and expert ascent. |
| Accidents | Kolber pneumonia and Smit altitude sickness; sirdar also pneumonia |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455970 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayo Beertsen | M | 1970 | Netherlands | Climber | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Gardening consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Ingrid Brandse | F | 1960 | Netherlands | Climber | Purmerend, Netherlands | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard De Boer | M | 1965 | Netherlands | Climber | Laren, Netherlands | Aeronautical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert (Rob) Kolber | M | 1946 | Netherlands | Leader | Nord Beemster, Netherlands | Bookkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Winfred Martinus (Winnie) Koning | M | 1956 | Netherlands | Climber | Haarlem, Netherlands | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacob Egbert Plas | M | 1951 | Netherlands | Climber | Purmerend, Netherlands | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ton Rueck | M | 1939 | Netherlands | Climber | Wassenaar, Netherlands | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Adrianus (Ad) Smit | M | 1956 | Netherlands | Climber | Oudorp, Netherlands | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Timmer | M | 1959 | Netherlands | Climber | Venhuizen, Netherlands | Maintenance engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeremias Van der Geest | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Information technology consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Arie Vreugdenhil | M | 1953 | Netherlands | Climber | Assen, Netherlands | Rural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hendrik (Henk) Wesselius | M | 1960 | Netherlands | Deputy Leader | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARU97303 | HIGH | - | - | - | 188:21 (Jul 1998) | - |