Baruntse | 1998 SE Ridge

A France expedition to Baruntse in 1998 via SE Ridge, led by Jean-Pierre Frachon. Summit reached on 2nd November 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Jean-Pierre Frachon
Sponsor	Atalante Baruntse 1998
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	48th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-10-27
Summit Date	1998-11-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	13
Termination Date	1998-11-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7152
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
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(27/10,5200m),C1(31/10,6050m),C2(01/11,6400m),Smt(02/11)
Route Notes	BC at normal site C1 near West Col C2 before SE Ridge. 2nd summit bid on 5 Nov by Lelong, Frachon, Chatelet and Berrux and another on 8 Nov by Devaux, Lelong and Berrux, but too much wind. Couldn't go above C2 both times.
Accidents	Molinari frostbitten fingers (1 will be cut)
Achievement	-
Agency	Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456358
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23091
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Bernard
Last Name	Berrux
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Voreppe, Isere, France
Occupation	Computer systems consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	1998-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431151
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bernard berrux
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23092
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Ariane
Last Name	Chatelet
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Adrets, Isere, France
Occupation	Engineer, dam-control systems
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	1998-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431742
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ariane chatelet
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23093
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Claire
Last Name	Devaux
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	1998-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claire devaux
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23094
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Pierre
Last Name	Frachon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamalieres, Puy-de-Dome, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1998-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	48
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430266
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-pierre frachon
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23095
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Jacques
Last Name	Lelong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Corenc, Isere, France
Occupation	Radiologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	1998-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433178
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-jacques lelong
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23096
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Molinari
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Beziers, Herault, France
Occupation	Electrical appliances shop owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1998-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	48
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Frostbitten fingers (will possibly lose one)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431982
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude molinari
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23097
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Pascal
Last Name	Servent
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Occupation	Administrator in government social security department
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2432960
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pascal servent
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23098
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Christophe
Last Name	Toussaint
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Computer engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2436233
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christophe toussaint
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23099
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1998-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	48
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439062
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23100
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BARU98302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	BARU
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Ang Chu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7152
Summit Date 1	1998-11-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	48
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang chu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bernard Berrux	M	1949	France	Climber	Voreppe, Isere, France	Computer systems consultant	Details Other expeditions
Ariane Chatelet	F	1951	France	Climber	Les Adrets, Isere, France	Engineer, dam-control systems	Details Other expeditions
Claire Devaux	F	1965	France	Exp Doctor	Bordeaux, Gironde, France	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Pierre Frachon	M	1947	France	Leader	Chamalieres, Puy-de-Dome, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Jacques Lelong	M	1955	France	Climber	Corenc, Isere, France	Radiologist	Details Other expeditions
Claude Molinari	M	1952	France	Climber	Beziers, Herault, France	Electrical appliances shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Pascal Servent	M	1954	France	Climber	Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France	Administrator in government social security department	Details Other expeditions
Christophe Toussaint	M	1963	France	Climber	Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Chu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.