Baruntse | 1999 SE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Baruntse in 1999 via SE Ridge, led by Theodor Kubicka. Summit reached on 13th October 1999. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3412
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BARU99311
Peak ID BARU
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Theodor Kubicka
Sponsor Austrian 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 1999-10-06
Summit Date 1999-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1999-10-18
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6450m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 6450
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
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 -
Campsites BC(06/10,5450m),C1(10/10,6140m),C2(13/10,6450m),xxx(13/10,6450m)
Route Notes BC at normal site west of West Col C1 at West Col C2 before ridge High point at C2. All members reached C2 and than stopped because so much snow and feared great difficulty in getting back to Lukla. Camped at only 6450m because other team returned and said not to go higher and that ridge too much snow and dangerous. On 15th down to BC and climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456704
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Werner Bauer M 1962 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Manager of trucking company Details Other expeditions
Elmar Eschberger M 1956 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Sports and climbing equipment salesman Details Other expeditions
Helmut Gaubmann M 1963 Austria Climber Enzesfeld, Lower Austria, Austria Landscape architect Details Other expeditions
Horst Kafka M 1961 Austria Climber Krumbach, Lower Austria, Austria Electrician Details Other expeditions
Theodor (Theo) Kubicka M 1950 Austria Leader Gramatneusiedl, Lower Austria, Austria Manager of cargo shipping company Details Other expeditions
Anton Paar M 1954 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Business consultant Details Other expeditions
Christian Prainer M 1955 Austria Exp Doctor Vienna, Austria Neurologist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.