Baruntse Expedition (7129 m)

Baruntse is located between in Everest and Makalu in the eastern part of Nepal. Baruntse - the peak of Barun, the god of rain, is a prominent looking peak above the Khumbu/Chukung valley (to the north-east), the Hinku Valley (to the south-west) and the Barun valley (to the east. It was first climbed in 1954 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Jim McFarlane. The second ascent took place only in 1980. Since then Baruntse has been climbed many times.

On our expedition we will approach this beautiful peak through the Hinku/Hongu valley. Two mountains passes, the Tsetrawa La at 4,600m and Mera La at 5,200m, are crossed before Base Camp is reached at 5,400m. Baruntse Base Camp is situated in a beautiful meadow close to a small lake. Our climbing route is along the south ridge of the mountain on which a high base camp is placed at 5,800m. Next, an advance base camp is set up near Baruntse’s West Col at 6,135m. This is a very steep section of the peak and we will fix ropes to aid our ascent and to prevent falls into crevasses. From this camp we will follow the south ridge to the summit, with two higher camps, at 6,420m (at the foot of the south-east ridge, and at 6,650m. Tackling the 40 to 50 degree ice slopes between base camp and Camp II and treading a knife-edged ridge higher up offer an interesting climb to the summit. The summit view includes the very impressive south faces of Lhotse, Makalu, Chamlang, Kanchenjunga, and Peak 41 and down to the Hinku valley.

Glimpse of itineraries:
Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 02: A free day in Kathmandu, hotel
Day 03: Last preparation of expedition in Kathmandu
Day 04: Fly to Lukla – Chutanga – Camp
Day 05: Chutanga – Nau Lekha– Camp
Day 06: Nau Lekha – Kothey –Camp
Day 07: Kothey - Thangnak – Camp
Day 08: Thangnak – Khare – Camp
Day 09: Kare – Mera BC – Camp
Day 10: Mera BC – Seto Pokhari - Camp
Day 11: Seto Pokhari – Baruntse BC- Camp
Day 12-30: Climbing period of Mt. Baruntse 7129m
Day 31: Baruntse BC – Setopokhari Camp
Day 32: Setopokhari – Mera BC – Camp
Day 33: Mera BC to Khare – Camp
Day 34: Khare to Thagnag – Camp
Day 35: Thagnag to Kothey – Camp
Day 36: Kothey to Chutanga – Camp
Day 37: Chutanga to Lukla – Camp
Day 38: Lukla – Kathmandu by flight
Day 39: Kathmandu Leisure Day
Day 40: Final Departure

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