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) | - |