Baruntse | 1999 SE Ridge
A France expedition to Baruntse in 1999 via SE Ridge, led by Denis Crabieres. Summit reached on 15th October 1999. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3409 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU99308 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Denis Crabieres |
| Sponsor | French Alpine Club Baruntse Expedition |
| 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 | Pakistan |
| Approach | Lukla->Tangnag->Mera La->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-10-04 |
| Summit Date | 1999-10-15 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 1999-10-17 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7000m due to too much snow, broken cornice |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 250 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| 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(04/10,5450m),C1(08/10,6100m),C2(13/10,6500m),xxx(15/10,7000m) |
| Route Notes | BC at lake side C1 at West Col. Set C1 by first group of 6 members and two Sherpas: Barbier, Hayat, Le Ray, Perret, Perez and Zalio spent night. Next day back to BC. Second group of Crabieres, Legrand, Michaud and Simon to C1. Set C2 on 13th. Back to BC on 15th due to heavy wind. About seven days strong wind. There was about 6 ft snow in the BC area. The team used about 50m extra ropes moving. The mountain condition was dangerous due to plenty of snow. Returned to Kathmandu on 22nd. Leave Nepal on 26th. This team may be the one which reached to the highest point in the season - till this date. |
| Accidents | Regnier high altitude sickness, rescued on 8th, Lukla-KTM by helicopter, left Nepal on 10 or 11 |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cho Oyu Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456706 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronique Barbier | F | 1980 | France | Climber | Fillinges, Haute-Savoie, France | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Denis Crabieres | M | 1962 | France | Leader | Vercors, Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Sylvia Depierre | M | 1976 | France | Climber | Chambery, Savoie, France | Student & radio broadcaster | Details Other expeditions |
| Karim Hayat | M | 1978 | Pakistan | Climber | Islamabad, Pakistan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Legrand | M | 1955 | France | Climber | Chatillon, Allier, France | Director | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie Le Ray | F | 1980 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Olivier Michaud | M | 1962 | France | Climber | Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Oil company geophysicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerome Perret | M | 1969 | France | Climber | Passy, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Karine Perez | F | 1978 | France | Climber | Compiere, France | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Gilles Regnier | M | 1949 | France | Climber | Saint Amand, Manche, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Simon | M | 1950 | France | Climber | Saulxures-les-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | Biologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Pascale Zalio | F | 1978 | France | Climber | Guillestre, Hautes-Alpes, France | Skiing instructor | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.