Merra | 2007 SE Face-ENE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Merra in 2007 via SE Face-ENE Ridge, led by Valeri Babanov. Summit reached on 6th October 2007. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5899
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MERR07301
Peak ID MERR
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-ENE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Valeri Babanov
Sponsor Russian Jannu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Ghunsa->Ghunsa Khola->Khumbhakarna Glacier
Basecamp Date 2007-09-28
Summit Date 2007-10-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2007-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6334
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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 Jannu (JANU-073-02)
Campsites BC(28/09,4700m),Biv1(05/10,5700m),Smt(06/10),Biv2(06/10,6200m)
Route Notes Russian Jannu and Merra led by Valeri Babanov - 2 Nov 2007 Babanov and Kofanov arrived at BC on 28 September with a group of high-altitude trekkers, hoping the party could climb Merra Peak with them since Babanov's trekking agent had told him it was just a trekking peak. They found that it wasn't that easy, so he and Kofanov waited until the trekkers left before they made their own climb of Merra. The purpose of this climb was to acclimatize for Jannu. On 5 October the two climbers began their ascent of Merra via its SE Face to ENE Ridge, probably the same route as the Danish route in autumn 2006. There was a lot of snow on this southern side and it snowed evey afternoon. They bivouacked at 5700m that night and next day went for the summit. Their plan had been to sleep on the summit of Merra, but that was not possible because there was not enough flat space to pitch their tent. On 6 Oct, they climbed the SE Face to the small shoulder at 6200m, put a tent there, continued to the summit, and bivouacked at the shoulder in their descent. The final 300-400 meters on the ESE Ridge is very sharp-edged and one needs to climb very carefully here. Babanov and Kofanov fixed no rope, but if one wanted to fix this section, one would need snowbars. The day's climb had taken them only nine hours despite their having moved slowly up the ridge. They returned to BC on the 7th and now turned their attention to Jannu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route True
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID JANU07302
Checksum 2457647
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-ene ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Valeri Babanov M 1964 Russia Leader Calgary, Alberta Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Olga Babanova F 1964 Russia Climber Calgary, Alberta Seamstress Details Other expeditions
Sergei Kofanov M 1978 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Teacher Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.