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) | - |