Baruntse | 1998 SE Ridge

A Belgium expedition to Baruntse in 1998 via SE Ridge, led by Jean Tafforeau. Summit reached on 18th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3210
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU98305
Peak ID BARU
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Belgium
Leaders Jean Tafforeau
Sponsor Expedition CAB Baruntse 1998
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 Zakrawala Pass 4600m->Anku Tangnag at foot of Mera then Mera
Basecamp Date 1998-10-09
Summit Date 1998-10-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1998-10-21
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6900m due to too mnay broken cliffs, ice crevasses and not enough fixed rope
High Point (m) 6900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(09/10,5450m),C1(13/10,6100m),C2(17/10,6450m),xxx(18/10,6900m)
Route Notes BC at Zakrawald Pass 4600m, Anku Tangnag on foot of Mera, then Mera La (5400m) C1 at West Col C2 set up. Mountain conditions has totally changed. The Americans carried on and 2 got to the summit alpine-style. On 18th night it was snowing, so it got difficult to go up. To go higher after that meant going to BC getting rope and climbing up again. Time did not permit this. One Austrian expedition got up to C1. Because their porters struck, they were tired. The other Austrians were after them (20 Oct). An American had died during the approach so Vancampenhoudt was under shock. There was powder snow after 6900m and they had used the ropes earlier. It may have been possible to go up but would have been difficult without rope.
Accidents Tafforeau found the BC too high for acclimatization
Achievement -
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456343
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Johan De Bruyn M 1956 Belgium Climber Tervuren, Belgium Patent office official Details Other expeditions
Jean-Luc Michel Alix Fohal M 1965 Belgium Climber Ath, Hainaut, Belgium Teacher Details Other expeditions
Thierry Graulich M 1970 Belgium Climber Brussels, Belgium Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Jimmy Hans M 1947 Belgium Climber Courcelles, Hainaut, Belgium Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Jean Tafforeau M 1954 Belgium Leader/Exp Doctor Wepion, Belgium Physician & medical researcher Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Vancampenhoudt M 1960 Belgium Climber Brussels, Belgium Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Olivier Weets M 1971 Belgium Climber Linkebeeck, Belgium Sports store manager Details Other expeditions
Prem Lhakpa Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.