Baruntse | 1999 SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 1999 via SE Ridge, led by Christian Funke. Summit reached on 3rd November 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3404
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU99303
Peak ID BARU
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Christian Funke
Sponsor Anniversary Expedition to Baruntse
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 50th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Mera La->Hinku Valley->BC
Basecamp Date 1999-10-27
Summit Date 1999-11-03
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 7
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1999-11-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7152
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 8
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 Climbed Mera Peak (by six members on 24 Oct)
Campsites BC(27/10,5450m),C1(31/10,6130m),C2(02/11,6650m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes BC a little below the lake C1 at West Col C2 on upper Baruntse Glacier. Oct 8 - left KTM for Lukla Oct 10 - left Lukla for Mera Peak Oct 17 - Mera BC acclimatization and rest Oct 18 - attempt on Mera Peak called off due to sickness of one member; afternoon big snowfall Oct 19 - stayed Mera BC Oct 20 - Tangnag Oct 21 - Two members Buechner and Uhl evacuated to KTM by helicopter; (they left KTM for Germany on 26th) Oct 24 - All six to Mera summit Oct 25 - proceeded to Baruntse BC Oct 27 - arrived BC. Fixed BC 28-30, carrying loads to C1 and preparations to set C1 Oct 31 - set up C1. Spent night by Peter Bayer, Walter Leyner, Rudolf Mendl and Josef Polster Nov 1 - Peter Bayer and Polster worked for C2 - carrying loads Nov 2 - set up C2 spent night by Peter Bayer and Polster Nov 3 - Peter Bayer and Polster started at 06:00 hours, reached summit at 11:30 hrs, stayed about an hour and returned to C1. Nov 4 - All down to BC. Mountain condition was good in higher up than between BC to C1. BC was covered with snow - 30 to 50 cms all the time. The team returned to KTM on Nov 12 and will leave on 15th. The team probably first to succeed in the season.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Annapurna Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456725
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Klaus Baas M 1946 Germany Climber Lauf, Bavaria, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Peter Bayer M 1962 Germany Climber Nuernberg, Bavaria, Germany Operator of newspaper printing press Details Other expeditions
Christian Funke M 1951 Germany Leader Rosstal, Bavaria, Germany Electronics development engineer Details Other expeditions
Walter Lehner M 1937 Germany Climber Burgthann, Bavaria, Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Mendl M 1941 Germany Climber Rueckersdorf, Bavaria, Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Josef Polster M 1953 Germany Climber Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany Baker Details Other expeditions
Heinz Buechner M 1939 Germany Climber Heroldsberg, Germany Electrician Details Other expeditions
Bernhard Uhl M 1960 Germany Exp Doctor Marl, Germany Gynecologist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BARU99303 HIGH - - - 212:62-63 (Jul 2000) -