Baruntse | 1997 SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Baruntse in 1997 via SE Ridge, led by Roger Hassol. Summit reached on 5th November 1997. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2461
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU97305
Peak ID BARU
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Roger Hassol
Sponsor New England Khumbu Region Expedition 1997 to Baruntse
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 46th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-10-17
Summit Date 1997-11-05
Summit Time 1454
Summit Days 19
Total Days 23
Termination Date 1997-11-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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(17/10,5400m),C1(03/11,6200m),C2(04/11,6400m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes BC southwest of West Col, west of smaller lake Ci just east of West Col C2 on small plateau east of SE Ridge. C1 delayed by snowfall avalanching, new snowfall, avalanching and snowfall and avalanching. 5 Nov Andrews, Cote and Hassol set out for top from C2 at 7:30 am; Andrews turned around not long after (1-2 hrs) after leaving camp while other two went onto top at 2:54 pm and back to C2 at about 5:00 pm and all 3 slept in C2 that night. Left BC by helicopter because porters could not safely reach BC in deep snow.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455995
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gretchen Andrews F 1970 USA Climber West Corinth, Vermont Outdoor education instructor Details Other expeditions
Curtis Cote M 1959 USA Climber Conway, New Hampshire Wilderness medicine educator Details Other expeditions
Keith Gorges M 1962 USA Climber Santa Fe, New Mexico Contractor Details Other expeditions
Roger Hassol M 1959 USA Leader West Corinth, Vermont Outdoor educator & carpenter Details Other expeditions
Lucy Samantha Hopkin F 1972 UK Climber Madison, New Hampshire Wilderness medicine instructor Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU97305 HIGH - - - 188:21 (Jul 1998) -