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Expedition in Nepal >> Mt. Baruntse Expedition
Baruntse
expedition is an adventure for climbers wishing to summit a 7000 meter
peaks in remote Nepal. Baruntse climbing expedition offers a tremendously
rewarding climb among the world's highest peaks. It is located just
on the south of a croissant of mountain made of Everest, Lhotse and
Nuptse on one side and Makala on the other side, at the far northern
end of one of the most wild valleys of Nepal, the Hinku valley. From
the base camp to the west Cole with its huge glacial plateau, everything
will make your ascent exciting. Although its altitude is less than neighbored
mountain, you will be in the heart of the mighty Himalayan peaks in
front on the renowned Lhotse south face, not far away from Makalu west
pillar. Our Baruntse Expeditions approaches the pristine wilderness
environment of Hinku valley and Mera La on the way to Baruntse Base
Camp.
Trek to basecamp: This is one of the most beautiful treks in the world with ancient snow-free paths winding past green terraced villages, rushing streams crossed on swinging bridges and each night a comfortable `teahouse` or a good tent pitched in a quiet pasture beneath the highest peaks in the world. Throughout the trek we eat delicious meals prepared by our skillful cooks. The trek will be moderately paced, allowing plenty of time for acclimatization, rest and site-seeing. The trek winds through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery on earth, where you can relax in exotic, friendly Sherpa villages. Our trusty yaks and porters carry all of your baggage, so you don`t have to carry a heavy rucksack. Our first destination is Mera Peak basecamp, located at 4800 metres/15,700 feet.
Climbing to the high camps: We fix ropes all the way from basecamp
to the summit.
* Basecamp at 5300 metres/17,400 feet: Our comfortable
basecamp is established on a broad open valley next to a beautiful lake
on the glacial moraine near the base of the mountain.
* Camp 1 at 6100 metres/20,000 feet: From basecamp,
we follow the right bank of the Barun Glacier, approaching the mountain
towards the West Col. We first cross a wide, flat moraine and low angled,
crevassed glacier to a snow gully leading up to the West Col. It is
a 150 metre/500 foot climb up a 50 degree hard ice snow gully up to
the West Col on fixed rope. Upon reaching the top there is a wide flat
glacier plateau where we establish camp 1 (photo right by Tunc Findik:
Camp 1 at 6100 metres/20,000 feet).
* Camp 2 at 6400 metres/21,000 feet: From camp 1 we
begin a long glacier ascent. The climbing is low angled and we may use
fixed rope to protect against open or hidden crevasses. As the slope
steepens, we reach a small col where we establish camp 2.
Highlights of the Expedition
