Kabru Dome | 1985 E Shoulder to Ridge
A India expedition to Kabru Dome in 1985 via E Shoulder to Ridge, led by Balwant Sandhu, Jean-Claude Marmier. Summit reached on 3rd April 1985. 24 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2841 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KABD85101 |
| Peak ID | KABD |
| Year | 1985 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 3 |
| Route 1 | E Shoulder to Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Balwant Sandhu, Jean-Claude Marmier |
| Sponsor | Joint Indian and French Army Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 3rd,4th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | France |
| Approach | Yoksum->Jamlingang (BC) |
| Basecamp Date | 1985-03-20 |
| Summit Date | 1985-04-03 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 14 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 24 |
| Summit Members | 19 |
| 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 | Attempted Kabru North (KABN-851-01) |
| Campsites | BC(20/03,4150m),ABC(24/03,4900m),C1(5500m),C2(02/04),Smt(03,05/04) |
| Route Notes | Two teams of six climbed Kabru Dome on April 3: 1st team of six lead by Marmier left C2 and summited at 9 am. 2nd team of six left C1 and summited at 3 pm. Another team or six or seven lead by Leray summited on April 4 or 5. 3 members of first team (Marmier, Chauhan and Mailly) continued onward from summit of Kabru Down towards Kabru North, bivouacked that night, and turned back next day. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | None |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448639 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | e shoulder to ridge |
Members
24 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Phal | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Norbu | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Claude Marmier | M | 1944 | France | Co-Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Army Lieutenant Colonel | Details Other expeditions |
| Balwant Singh Sandhu | M | 1934 | India | Co-Leader | - | Colonel, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Lionel Mailly | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Sergeant, French Army; alpine guide & ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| F. Leray | M | - | France | Climber | - | Chef de Batailon, French Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Flematti | M | 1942 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide & helicopter pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Herve Sachetat | M | - | France | Climber | - | Adjutant, French Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Alain Royer | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Adjutant, French Army | Details Other expeditions |
| E. Bellin | M | - | France | Climber | - | Corporal, French Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Gramond | M | 1962 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Sergeant, French Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajiv Sharma | M | 1954 | India | Climber | Manali, Kulu, HP, India | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| P. Awasthi | M | - | India | Climber | - | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Som Nath | M | - | India | Climber | - | Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Umed Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| T. Tashi | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| H. S. Chauhan | M | - | India | Climber | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Surendra Kumar | M | - | India | Climber | - | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Swaran Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| T. B. Pradhan | M | - | India | Climber | - | Lance Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| W. J. B. Sturgeon | M | - | India | Climber | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| R. J. S. Dhillon | M | - | India | Climber | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Pushkar Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Naik Palwinder | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KABD85101 | AAJ | Marmier, Jean-Claude | - | - | 60:211-213 (1986) | - |
| KABD85101 | HJ | Sandhu, Balwant S. | An Indo-French Mountain Round-Up | - | 43:38-44 (1985-1986) | - |
| KABD85101 | IM | Sandhu, Balwant S. | Kabru to Kamet West Ridge | - | 18:173-187 (Autumn 1986) | - |
| KABD85101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198621103/Asia-India-Kabru-Dome | - | - | - |
| KABD85101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/43/9/an-indo-french-mountain-round-up/ | - | - | - |