Baruntse

This 7129m mountain is situated in Nepal between Everest and Makalu in the Barun-Makalu National Park.. Baruntse, a substantial and symetrical snow peak, has four ridges and four summits. It is bounded on the east by the Barun Glacier flowing north-south from Cho, to the north-west by the Imja glacier and the Hunku glacier forms the south-east boundary. The three main ridges of Baruntse are situated between these glaciers and form an upturned ‘Y’running from Cho Polu (6695m) in the north past the Humni La, on to the north summit where it divides. Other well -known mountains in this area are Makalu, Lhotse, Chamlang, Everest and the trekking-peak Mera Peak
Bruntse was first climbed in 30 May 1954 by Colin Todd, Geoff Harrow of the Hilary New Zealand Expedition. They have climbed the mountain by the South -East Ridge. Since than many climbers have used this route and got succeeded. This mountain has also been becoming coveted day by day like the other Pumori, Ama Dablam as well as Everest too.

The expedition dispatches can be read directly from the Baruntse 2011 expedition page they have specially set up. If it does not work yet, it will in a day or two.

This itinerary is for my own 2011 expedition, but similar timetable will work for other years too or for the spring season.

Day Date Place Elevation
Day 1 12.10.11 Kathmandu – Orientation 1400
Day 2 13.10.11 Kathmandu – Orientation 1400
Day 3 14.10.11 Fly to Lukla (2860m) 2860
Day 4 15.10.11 Lukla – Chutanga (3474m) 3474
Day 5 16.10.11 Chutanga – Zetra La (4600) 4600
Zetra La (4600) – Chatra La (4200m) 4200
Day 6 17.10.11 Chatra La – Kothey (3500m) 3500
Day 7 18.10.11 Kohtey – Tagnag (4300m) 4300
Day 8 19.10.11 Rest day – Acclimatization 4300
Day 9 20.10.11 Tagnag – Khare (4900m) 4900
Day 10 21.10.11 Khare – Mera La (5300m) 5300
Mera La (5300m) – Mesa Peak BC (5100m) 5100
Day 11 22.10.11 Rest day – Acclimatization 5100
Day 12 23.10.11 Mera Peak BC – High Camp (5768m) 5768
Day 13 24.10.11 High Camp – Summit (6476m) 6476
Summit (6476m) – Khare 5000
Day 14 25.10.11 Extra day for summit attempt 5000
Day 15 26.10.11 Khare – Rato Oral (4683m) 4683
Day 16 27.10.11 Rato Oral – Pokhari (5003m) 5003
Day 17 28.10.11 Pokhari – Baruntse BC (5300m) 5300
Day 18 29.10.11 Rest day – Acclimatization 5300
Day 19 30.10.11 Rest day – Acclimatization 5300
Day 20 31.10.11 Baruntse BC – Camp 1 (6120m) 6120
Day 21 01.11.11 Rest day 6120
Day 22 02.11.11 Camp 1 – Camp 2 (6400m) 6400
Day 23 03.11.11 Camp 2 – Summit (7129m) 7129
Summit (7129m) – Camp 2/1 6120
Day 24 04.11.11 Extra day for summit attempt / Return to BC 5300
Day 25 05.11.11 Extra day for summit attempt / Return to BC 5300
Day 26 06.11.11 Extra day for summit attempt / Return to BC 5300
Day 27 07.11.11 Pack Baruntse BC 5300
Day 28 08.11.11 Baruntse BC – Amphu Labtsa pass base
Day 29 09.11.11 Amphu Labtsa pass base – Amphu Labtsa pass 5848
Amphu Labtsa pass – Chukkung 4730
Day 30 10.11.11 Chukkung – Namche Bazaar (3450m) 3450
Day 31 11.11.11 Namche Bazaar – Lukla 2860
Day 32 12.11.11 Fly to Kathmandu 1400
Day 33 13.11.11 Kathmandu 1400
Day 34 14.11.11 Kathmandu – Fly home 1400

I have put up a Google Earth file[urldisplaymode=nomap] which shows the whole route in both day by day tracks and as a whole route.

Baruntse and Mera Peak trip profile

This is the Mera Peak and Baruntse climbing route profile as accurately I have managed to do it

Here is a map of the region taken from Everest region trekking guide by Partha S. Banerjee.

Barun-Makalu National Park Map

Map of the Barun-Makalu National park area. The map shows the region of park where the Mera Peak and Baruntse route goes. The route goes around an circle starting from Lukla to the East towards Mera Peak and then anti-clockwise via Baruntse and Amphu Laptsa pass to the main Everest trail and back to Lukla. Map taken from Everest trekking guide by Partha S. Banerjee.