Baruntse | 1997 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 1997 via SE Ridge, led by Denis Etienne, Marc Lubin. Summit reached on 22nd October 1997. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2457
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Expedition ID BARU97304
Peak ID BARU
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Denis Etienne, Marc Lubin
Sponsor Terres d'Adventure Baruntse Expedition 1997
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 45th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-10-12
Summit Date 1997-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1997-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 17
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(12/10,5400m),C1(16/10,6150m),C2(17/10,6500m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes BC near lake southwest of West Col C1 at West Col C2 at bottom of SE Ridge (normal site). Had only day for summit: 21 Oct slight storm in evening on 22nd windy till about 7:30 am and than started (on 18th Etienne and Sherpa ahd fixed rope already above C2 so summit possible) and on 23rd afternoon began to snow till afternoon of 24th (total 30-40 cm) with wind.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455981
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pascale Bessiere F 1970 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Social worker Details Other expeditions
Fabrice Bettinelli M 1960 France Climber Montpon-Menesterol, Dordogne, France Police officer Details Other expeditions
Camille Borot M 1948 France Climber Piolenc, Vaucluse, France City government employee Details Other expeditions
Francine Brun F 1950 France Climber Franois, Haute-Saone, France Radio operator Details Other expeditions
Robert Burdet M 1951 France Climber Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France Hotel manager Details Other expeditions
Guy Domard M 1951 France Climber Poligny, Jura, France Watchman Details Other expeditions
Denis Etienne M 1956 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fulvio Fresia M 1952 Italy Climber Paris, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Marc Lopez M 1966 France Climber Poissy, Yvelines, France Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Marc Lubin M 1951 France Joint Leader Huds, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Herve Martina M 1965 France Climber Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Marie-Helene Peyre F 1968 France Climber Meylan, Isere, France Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean-Yves Remy M 1960 France Climber La Bresse, Vosges, France Business manager Details Other expeditions
Florence Roux F 1961 France Climber Montpellier, Herault, France Telecommunications Co. Details Other expeditions
Nicolas Savagner M 1962 France Climber Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jacques Tiger M 1960 France Climber Paris, France Accountant Details Other expeditions
Gerard Vieville M 1947 France Climber Tresserve, Savoie, France Property company manager Details Other expeditions
Phurba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU97304 HIGH - - - 188:21 (Jul 1998) -