Baruntse | 1999 SE Ridge
A Germany expedition to Baruntse in 1999 via SE Ridge, led by Robert Rackl. Summit reached on 15th October 1999. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3411 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BARU99310 |
| Peak ID | BARU |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Robert Rackl |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin Baruntse Expedition 1999 |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-10-10 |
| Summit Date | 1999-10-15 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 1999-10-23 |
| Termination Reason | 9 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6500m due to lack of time |
| High Point (m) | 6500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| 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(10/10,5400m),C1(14/10,6100m),xxx(15/10,6500m) |
| Route Notes | BC west of West Col C1 at little to east of Col High point at beginning of SE Ridge. Made C2 on 15th Oct and down to rest at BC. 17th Oct 11 members to C1. 19th down to BC and had to stop because had to leave BC 23rd, so no more time. Helicopter BC to Lukla because too deep snow from recent snowfall. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhard Rudolf Bolay | M | 1949 | Germany | Climber | Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | University lecturer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ekkehart Kromer | M | 1957 | Germany | Climber | Bad Soden, Hesse, Germany | Bookkeeper (clerk) | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans-Peter Lattmann | M | 1942 | Germany | Climber | Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany | Shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Manfred Maierhofer | M | 1965 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Computer system crash recovery expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Joerg Peters | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Udo Preetz | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Rackl | M | 1964 | Germany | Leader | Koesching, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl-Ludwig Waag | M | 1938 | Germany | Climber | Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Judith Weber | F | 1966 | Germany | Climber | Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen Weber | M | 1964 | Germany | Climber | Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ursula Zippel | F | 1955 | Germany | Climber | Oberhausen, Bavaria, Germany | Sells pharmaceutical products to doctors | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Zwer | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.