Kabru Dome | 1982 Glacier between Forked Peak & Kabru Dome

A India expedition to Kabru Dome in 1982 via Glacier between Forked Peak & Kabru Dome, led by D. K. Khullar. Summit reached on 26th September 1982. 33 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2066
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KABD82301
Peak ID KABD
Year 1982
Season 3
Host Country 3
Route 1 Glacier between Forked Peak & Kabru Dome
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders D. K. Khullar
Sponsor Indian Expeditions 1982
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st,2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1982-09-16
Summit Date 1982-09-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 15
Termination Date 1982-10-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 34
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(16/09,4265m),C1(20/09,5485m),C2(22/09,6100m),Smt(26,28/09)
Route Notes A pre-Everest expedition organised by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation put 12 climbers on the summit in September. They followed the glacier between Forked Peak and Kabru Dome. The expedition was led by Col D. K. Khullar. Pre-Everest Camps: The IMF Pre-Everest Camp-cum Expedition in the Sikkim Region was held under the leadership of Principal, H.M.I., from Sept 4 to Oct 2 were able to reach the summit of Kabru Dome.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2447716
Year 1982
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) glacier between forked peak & kabru dome

Members

33 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mahabir Thakur M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Tshering Bhotia M 1952 India Climber Darjeeling, India Instructor, HMI Details Other expeditions
K. N. Singh M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Gautam Dutta M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Umeshwari Devi F - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Nima Wangchuk Bhotia M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
P. T. Bhotia M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
R. S. Sandhu M - India Climber - Captain in military service Details Other expeditions
Manik Banerjee M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
B. S. Rai M - India Climber - Captain in military service Details Other expeditions
P. P. Gautam M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ki Kami Sherpa M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Darshan Kumar Khullar M 1941 India Leader Bassi Pathanan, Punjab, India Colonel, Artillery & Principal, Himalayan Mountain Institute Details Other expeditions
Kiran Inder Kumar M 1945 India Climber Udhampur, J&K, India Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Chewang Tashi M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ratna De F - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sanjeev Saith M 1958 India Climber New Delhi, India Cinematographer Details Other expeditions
Archana Bhattacharya F - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (N. D.) Sherpa M 1948 India Climber Barakar Jora, West Bengal, India Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Bidyut Sarkar M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Kalita M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sharavati (Sharu) Prabhu F 1959 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bani Bose M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ujwal Ganguly M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Stimit Sriwany M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dhanmaya Chhetri F - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yusuf Zaheer M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Gurung M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Phu Dorjee Sherpa M 1949 India Climber Gangtok, Sikkim, India Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Rekha Sharma F 1959 India Climber New Delhi, India - Details Other expeditions
Rita Gombu F 1957 India Climber Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions
S. Sen M - India Medical Officer - Major, Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Tshering M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KABD82301 AAJ Zaheer, Yousuf - - 57:216-217 (1983) -
KABD82301 HJ Khullar, Col. D. K. Expedition to Kabru Dome, 1982 - 39:156-159 (1981-1982) -
KABD82301 IM Khullar, D. K. Kabru Dome, 1982 - The First Ascent - 11:6-13 (Spring 1983) -
KABD82301 IM - - - 11:135 (Spring 1983) -
KABD82301 HMJ - - - 14:102 (1980-82) -
KABD82301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198321603/Asia-India-Sikkim-Kabru-Dome - - -
KABD82301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/39/23/expeditions-and-notes-39/ - - -